Somalia: British Woman Hostage Released By Pirates

Somali pirates freed a British hostage Wednesday, nearly seven months after she was taken captive in a raid at a Kenyan beach resort in which her husband was killed.

Speaking tol reporters in Adado before flying to Kenya, a thin but smiling Judith Tebbutt said that seven months captivity was a long time but at least she was very happy to be a alive and kicking.

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