Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Heavy clashes flares up in Habar-gidir Hawiye pirate stronghold Town

HARAR DERE -somalia – heavy clash in Hardheere,between Habargedir subclan of the Hawiye clan. , stronghold of Somali pirates in the Mudug region,Reports say that the fighting started as the Hawiye pirates took ransom money from the Spanish officials belonging hijacked ship on Tuesday which caused both sides to fight each other shortly after they took the money as they released the Alakran ship with its 36 crew. $3.3M ransom paid, ‎ At least two Habar Gidir pirates were wounded during the clashes between both sides as some of the pirates refused to take some money which they were planned to be given as a ransom which lastly resulted in to exchange gunfire after refusing the amount of the money given.The latest reports from Harar-dere town say that the injured pirates were cured in a private hospital in the Mudug region.
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