Friday, November 21, 2008

Battles over booty loom as militias and rebels drawn to pirate gold


Armed men from different Somali factions are descending on the country's pirate coast, raising fears that a battle is looming over millions of pounds in ransom cash being demanded for the captured supertanker Sirius Star.
Tribal militiamen linked to the pirates, moderate Islamist rebels fighting against the Government and militants from the Taleban-style al-Shabaab movement were among those bearing down on the coastal town of Haradhere yesterday, drawn by the lure of political capital and pirate gold. more..http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5209344.ece

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