German nurse abducted by gunmen in Somalia

Gunmen have kidnapped a German nurse in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

“We are deeply concerned about the safety of our colleague [Sonja Nientiet],” said Daniel O’malley, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deputy head in Somalia.

She had been delivering first aid training for local responders, when she was abducted on Wednesday night. An ICRC spokesman told the BBC: “She spends her days caring for vulnerable people in Somalia – she is a true humanitarian.”