1. Kidnapping is one of the major security risks in the Somali capital, through which abductors demand huge ransoms before freeing their captives.
2. ransoms
2. Italy's handling of the hostage situations has come under scrutiny, with many at home and abroad contending that Rome paid ransoms for their release.
3. The multimillion dollar ransoms are one of the only ways to make money in the impoverished Horn of Africa nation.
4. Ransoms started in tens of thousands of dollars and have since climbed into millions.
5. Such vessels can command higher ransoms because of the value of the crude on board.
6. " The pirates are taking greater risks and seeking higher ransoms, " Pascoe said.
7. Most abductions are resolved by payment of ransoms, while armed robberies and smuggling of stolen crude are also common.
8. There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers.
9. ransoms是什么意思
9. The kidnappers then held the young people, demanding ransoms of tens of thousands yuan from their family.
10. A Somali official previously said the planes are used by companies that frequently deliver ransoms to pirates.