A special forces operation mounted to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was “bungled”, the BBC has learned. Paul and Rachel Chandler, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were captured while sailing towards Tanzania on 23 October.
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Yacht couple rescue ‘was bungled’
A special forces operation mounted to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was “bungled”, the BBC has learned. Paul and Rachel Chandler, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were captured while sailing towards Tanzania on 23 October.
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