The Danish family was captured along with two adult crew members, also Danes, when their sailboat, ING, was seized by pirates Thursday, the Danish government said.
One Abdullahi Mohamed, who has ties with the gang holding the family, said that any attack against the pirates would result in the deaths of the hostages, referring to the killings of four American hostages captured by pirates on their yacht last week. Mohamed has provided reliable information in the past.
Blog postings chronicling the family's round-the-world journey showed it entered the area well aware that the American yacht had been hijacked by pirates but comforted by the presence of counter-piracy forces.
The blog identified the family as Jan Quist Johansen, his wife Birgit Marie Johansen, their sons Rune and Hjalte and their daughter Naja. They are from Kalundborg, 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of Copenhagen.
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