London, November 21: A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.
Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped by pirates on October 22, who seized their 38-foot yacht — the Lynn Rival.
In an interview with Britain’s Channel 4 news programme broadcast yesterday, the Chandlers are seen surrounded by armed men, some of whom have their guns pointed directly at the retired couple.
“I have no doubt that they will not hesitate to kill us in a week or so from now,” Paul Chandler, 59, said in the interview, filmed by a Channel 4 crew on Wednesday.
–PTI