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Pay £1.9m or yacht couple die

Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:42 am

Somali pirates holding Britons issue terrifying ultimatum: Pay £1.9m or yacht couple die

Pirates holding a British couple issued a terrifying ultimatum yesterday: 'Pay up or we'll shoot them.'

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, the Somali gang which snatched Paul and Rachel Chandler from their yacht in the Indian Ocean said time was running out
after negotiations to free them stalled.

In a chilling exchange, they also revealed that 55-year-old Mrs Chandler has been brutally beaten and needs medical treatment.

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