news.bbc.co.uk - 1/9/2009
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A Saudi supertanker that was captured by Somali pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil has been released, reports quoting pirates say. A regional maritime group also said pirates had left the Sirius Star, Reuters news agency reported. A negotiator for the pirates told the BBC a ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/10/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
MOGADISHU, Somalia Five of the pirates who hijacked
a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a
$3 million ransom, a relative said Saturday, the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck of the ship. The ...
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5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share - Yahoo! News
longwarjournal.org - 1/14/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Two commanders of the al Qaeda-backed As Shabaab
were killed during heavy fighting with a government-supported Islamist
militia in central Somalia. Shabaab leaders Mohamed Mohamed Salad and Mohamed Yusuf Nur were "martyred" in the town of Guriel ...
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Shabaab and rival Islamist group clash in central Somalia
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NSN Daily Update 1/9/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... of thousands of Europeans are without heat and protests have broken out due to fuel shortages. General David Petraeus said that a “sustained, substantial” commitment is needed to save Afghanistan. A Defense Department panel advocates keeping U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, calling their presence a “pillar of NATO unity.” Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Pakistan. Pirates claim to have released the MV Sirius Star, the Saudi ...
Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil has been released, reports quoting pirates say. A regional maritime group also said pirates had left the Sirius Star, Reuters news agency reported. A negotiator for the pirates told the BBC a $3m (£1.95m) ransom was paid. A small plane was seen apparently dropping the ransom by parachute onto the tanker. The ship's owner has refused to comment. The vessel, with 25 crew, is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked. Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7820311.stm
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