Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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CAIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - The authorities in the Puntland region of Somalia have released 68 Egyptian fishermen detained earlier this month for fishing in Somali waters without permission, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The fishermen and their three boats left Somali waters on Tuesday evening after the Egyptian ambassador in Mogadishu arranged their release, the ministry said.
The ambassador was also able to negotiate a reduction in the fine imposed on the fishermen, it added.
Puntland, in the northeast of the Horn of Africa, remains part of Somalia but generally administers its own affairs through its own military and government institutions.
Source: Reuters, May 23, 2007