Six sailors taken hostage by an armed gang off the coast of Cameroon have been freed. The sailors – four Ukrainians, a Croatian and a Filipino – were taken hostage on 12th September by the Africa Marine Commando (AMC). They were seized from a dredger near the port of Douala. Reports say, the AMC, from Cameroon's restive Bakassi peninsula, were demanding the release of eight of their men in return for the hostages.