Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Case Of Four British ex-Marines Held in Eritrea

Four British Ex-Marines Held For Two Months In Eritrea Accused Of Spying -- Daily Mail

Four former Royal Marines have been in captivity in Eritrea for eight weeks after being accused of spying.

The men were arrested in the Horn of Africa after a gun battle erupted when they attempted to escort a merchant vessel through pirate-infested waters.

Two of the guards attempted to escape on a skiff but were seized off the Eritrean coast and left without food and water for a day on a small island before being taken back to the mainland to be imprisoned.

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My Comment: Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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