Two Somali Pirates Sentenced to 30 Years for Kidnapping U.S. Journalist

Michael Scott Moore was held hostage for 977 days in Somalia, enduring harsh conditions until his release in 2014.

Michael Scott Moore, an American journalist, was kidnapped in Somalia in 2012 while researching piracy and held for nearly three years.
The pirates, Abdi Yusuf Hassan and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, were convicted of hostage-taking, terrorism, and firearms offenses.
Hassan, a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Somali Interior Minister, led the pirate group and orchestrated ransom negotiations.
Moore's family paid a $1.6 million ransom in 2014 to secure his release after he was forced to create proof-of-life videos.
Both men received their sentences in New York, with Hassan and Mohamed playing significant roles in Moore's prolonged captivity.