Sunday, October 12, 2008

Somali forces kill pirate on Panama ship




BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Security forces from northern Somalia killed a pirate and wounded two others during a shoot-out on Sunday with hijackers aboard a Panama-flagged ship, a local government official said. One soldier was killed.
Ali Abdi Aware, state minister for the semi-autonomous Puntland region, said members of Puntland's coastguard exchanged fire with pirates on the Wail, which was seized by the Somali gunmen on Thursday as it carried cement to Bosasso from Oman. more..http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnJOE49B06A.html

Somali region raids 1 of many hijacked ships
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081012/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia_piracy

Somalian troops fail to recapture hijacked ship http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/10/12/7062736-ap.html

Al-Shabaab, local elders talk to pacify Mogadishu http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/12/content_10183441.htm
Somali govt accuses NATO of violating nation’s sovereignty http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=77642


Somali Pirates Say They'll Sink Ukraine Ship If Ransom Not Paid http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a0L8fcg34ERo&refer=africa


Relatives urge Ukraine to ransom arms ship crew


KIEV, Ukraine - Angry relatives of crew members on a hijacked Ukrainian arms ship demanded Monday that Ukrainian government stop delaying and just pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to the Somali pirates holding the ship.
The relatives accused the authorities of inaction in the crisis, which has dragged on for more than two weeks. They tried and failed Monday to meet with President Viktor Yushchenko over the ransom demand, which began at euro14.7 million ($20 million) and has since appeared to drop. more http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27161829/

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