Friday, September 26, 2008

Pirates from Somalia seize weapons ship




NAIROBI: Somalia's notorious pirates have staged perhaps their most brazen attack yet, seizing a Ukrainian ship in the Indian Ocean full of weapons bound for Kenya's military, including dozens of battle tanks, maritime and diplomatic officials said Friday.
Somalia's long coastline is infested with pirates who have been striking with increasing impunity, grabbing everything from sailing yachts to oil tankers. They then usually demand millions of dollars in ransom for the ships and their crews. more..http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/26/africa/pirates.php

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