6 foreigners kidnapped in Somalia

Two Kenyan pilots and 4 European aid workers were kidnapped by armed terrorists when their plane landed. No group has claimed responsibility yet. Reuters

MOGADISHU, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed an airstrip in Somalia on Wednesday, kidnapping two Kenyan pilots and four European aid workers in the latest strike against humanitarian organisations in the lawless Horn of Africa nation.

The Europeans -- two French, a Bulgarian and a Belgian -- were among a group on a runway near the central Somali town of Dusamareb when the gang struck, local residents said.

"Heavily armed men with three battle-wagons and three small cars kidnapped the foreigners who landed a plane and also some people waiting for them at the airstrip," said Farah Osman.