Somali pirates explain why they hijacked ships

number of Pirates , who are now been detained in Somalia, explain why they hijacked foreign ships.Piracy has affected some of the world's biggest shipping companies - and nowhere more so than off the coast of Somalia."We were defending our coastline against foreigners but then it turned into a businees and it takes a lot of money," a detainee in Eyl, in northern Somalia told the BBC.The man was just recently sentenced to life in jail for piracy.International navies have deployed dozens of warships there to try and cut the number of attacks. Despite that 14 separate vessels are currently being held in the region. More than 200 crew members are being held hostage.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1029772/Somali-pirates-explain-why-they-hijacked-ships
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