Canada arrests Somali for alleged role in journalist kidnap

Canadian police have arrested a Somali national for what they say was his role in the 2008 hostage-taking in Somalia of two freelance journalists, Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Friday they arrested Ali Omar Ader in Ottawa on Thursday. RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia told reporters the arrest followed extraterritorial undercover operations, but he would not say whether the Somali government had been kept informed.