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Eleven sailors mostly from Asia held hostage for almost four years by Somali pirates escaped their captors and are safe in Kenya, mediators who helped secure their freedom said Saturday. John Steed, a former British army colonel who has spent years helping negotiate their release, said the men had "sneaked out a window" to escape their captors. "It is great news that they are at least free... given what they have been through, they are all in good health," Steed told AFP after arriving safely in Kenya with the men on a special flight from Somalia. After escaping through a window from their pirate prison, the men were rescued by security forces from the northern Somali Galmadug region, Steed added.
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