The station reported that a group calling itself the Mujahideen of Somalia claimed to be holding them, and criticized Canadian and Australian involvement in the conflict in Somalia.

• “半岛”电视台报导说，一个自称“索马里圣战者”的组织声称扣押著这几个人，这个组织还批评加拿大和澳大利亚卷入索马里冲突。