In a daring nighttime raid, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two
hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in
Somalia, MSNBC reports.
The details are reminiscent of the raid that resulted in the death of
Osama bin Laden: “two teams of Navy SEALs landed by helicopter near the
compound where the two hostages were being held. As the SEALS approached
the compound on foot gunfire broke out, the U.S. officials said, and
several of the militants were reportedly killed… The SEALs gathered up
Buchanan and Thisted, loaded them onto the helicopters and flew them to
safety at an undisclosed location. The two hostages were not injured
during the rescue operation and are reported to be in relatively good
condition.”
“The first indication of the rescue operation came
Tuesday night in Washington from President Obama himself. As the
president entered the House chambers to give his State of the Union
Speech, he pointed to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta standing in the
crowd and said, ‘Leon. Good job tonight. Good job tonight.'”