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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 22 > Once ships are hijacked, nations’ options narrow

Once ships are hijacked, nations’ options narrow

By Slobodan Lekic / The Bulletin
November 22, 2008

BRUSSELS, Belgium — It sounds easy: dispatch naval commandos to storm a hijacked cargo ship, shoot or capture the ragtag band of pirates and free the hostage crew.

But experts warn such an attempt would be extremely risky, endangering 300 hostages on other hijacked vessels and....

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