Two foreign journalists were kidnapped Wednesday in northern Somalia, according to reports of agencies.

The reports said one of them is British and the duo were working on a story on piracy, which has become increasingly rampant in the waters off the lawless Horn of Africa country.

An Australian and a Canadian freelancer were abducted in the capital Mogadishu in August and are sill in captivity.

(Xinhua News Agency November 26, 2008)