Kidnapped Frenchwoman dies in Somalia
A handicapped Frenchwoman, Marie Dedieu, who was kidnapped from her beachfront home at a Kenyan resort island and taken to neighbouring Somalia has died, France said October 19, 2011.
A handicapped Frenchwoman who was kidnapped from her beachfront home at a Kenyan resort island and taken to neighbouring Somalia has died, France said on Wednesday.
"The contacts through which the French government was seeking to obtain the release of Marie Dedieu, held in Somalia since October 1, have announced her death, but we have not been able to determine the date nor the circumstances," the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
