Nairobi – Four Thai fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years have been released, local officials said on Friday.
"We collected the four Thailand men from a remote area," said Omar Sheikh Ali, an official in Somalia's central Galmudug administration.
The four fishermen were among 24 crew members seized in April 2010 when pirates hijacked the Taiwan-flagged fishing vessel FV Prantalay 12.