Somali pirates release Danish family

Somali pirates have released a Danish family, with three teenage children, and two other Danes who they took hostage in February, the Danish foreign ministry said yesterday.
"The seven Danes have been released and brought to safety," the ministry said in a statement, adding that all were doing well under the circumstances.
No details were provided on the release, but Danish press reports suggested a ransom had been paid.
The Johansen family, a couple in their 50s and their three teenage children, and two guests had been sailing some 300 nautical miles from Somalia when they were seized by pirates on February 24.