Iranian Ministry of Defense threatened to use mine water

pirates still sieze 10 other vessels at Eyl coast, Nugal region

Mr. Hassan al-Nouri and Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of the Government of Puntland state of somalia . press...the ship was carrying a secret cargo of military equipmen to asmara and The regional American Navy in Djibouti asked puntland to surrender the hijacked Iranian ships from pirates, TFG also accuses iranian ship carrying military equipment to asmara and weapons variety, the regional official said . that about one hundred combatants Somalis in the region «Il» marine vessel, after the international waters in the Indian Ocean immediately after his arrival to the region to the Truth. The immediate improvement is that belongs to the tribe pirates in this region a number of clan elders to solve the problem before it becomes excessive and disaster, and said «will return to his country« Il »because Preparations are in full swing to receive the ship's crew and its cargo». He added that «all arrangements ready to receive the ship at sea or on the beach area and await approval by the leaders of the pirates». According to press sources and security in Puntland that the Iranian Ministry of Defense threatened to use mine water, thumping big bombs on the territory of north-east Somalia if the authorities provided the north-east Somalia information from one of its vessels to U.S. forces, and warned of the consequences of approaching the vessel to enter the political and security differences existing between them and Washington. The Tehran government called in a letter addressed to the President of Puntland, General Adde Musa Hersi to release the vessels and crew Iranian abducted from the Gulf of Aden, currently detained in the «Il» which is considered one of the biggest bases of Somali militias who organized attacks against foreign ships, formerly the region center For local fishermen. On the other hand expressed the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Somalia, Ahmedou Ould Abdallah was disturbed due to a rise of acts of piracy on the coast of Somalia and its impact on stability in the region. t is noteworthy that the pirates are currently detained more than 10 vessels with local authorities indicate that trade faces many obstacles, especially in the north of the country. , The pirates threatened to kill French citizens unless the release of six fellow prisoners in Paris after a wild chase freely and carried out in the French town of Alcolmandos «Graad» last April, after the short notice of payment of ransom and the release yacht «Le Pen» The French hostages, and regained French half of ransom amounting to two million dollars in the process of rebuttal. He threatened Al-Hussein - one of the pirates to kill the two hostages

New hijacked Malaysian vessel taken to Eyl, official says

Somali pirates are taking a hijacked Malaysian tanker to their coastal base, a local official said on Sunday.The Bunga Melati 5 was carrying 30,000 tonnes of petrochemicals to Singapore from Saudi Arabia when it was seized on Friday in the Gulf of Aden.“The Malaysian ship is being sailed towards Eyl where another six vessels are held,” Abdulqadir Muse Yusuf, assistant minister for fisheries in the northern Puntland region,says.He accused villagers in the coastal Alula, Bargal and Eyl districts for their providing the pirates with supplies and said radio operators on the coast were also helping the gangs.“The pirates are increasing dramatically in numbers and in strength,” Yusuf said.The Bunga Melati 5, which is owned by Malaysian national carrier MISC, has 36 Malaysians and five Filipinos on board.Somali pirates have hijacked at least 30 ships in the area so far this and holding five ships at the moment, making the waters off the Horn of Africa nation the most dangerous in the world.

3 sattacks by pirates off Somalia hips thwart

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday. A Chinese cargo ship, a Singaporean liquefied gas carrier and a Thai bulk carrier managed to thwart the pirates in the Gulf of Aden by increasing speed and taking evasive maneuvers, said Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau. more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_re_as/malaysia_somalia_pirates

Pirates demand ransom for Egyptian ship - agency

CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Somali pirates who hijacked an Egyptian ship last week have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 25 crew members, and Egypt is optimistic the crisis will end soon, Egypt's state news agency said on Monday.http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L844831.htm

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