Several months ago, the family of Nigel Brennan expressed their frustration to the media in Australia, saying that little progress was being made to secure the release of the journalists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout by the families of the victims, and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26