The kidnapped DGSE agent was:
..hostage Denis Allex, kidnapped in Somalia in July 2009...
From:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20996963

IIRC he was one of two agents kidnapped, the other escaped after a few months.

There were two photos shown on the BBC News, only one on their website; they showed a very different man. Sadly I think his chances of survival now are slim.