A Somali citizen who is being held hostage in Libya has sent an appeal for help from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS).
Dr. Mahad Garaad Hassan was captured on video appealing to the government to come to his rescue.
In the video, the visibly injured and distressed doctor asked the government to pay the $15,000 ransom that his captors are demanding for before setting him free.
Dr. Hassan also appealed for assistance from members of the Somali community in Libya and elsewhere around the world.