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By Mohamed Olad Hassan / The Bulletin
January 10, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia — After reportedly receiving a $3 million ransom dropped by parachute, pirates said they released a captured Saudi supertanker Friday, ending a two-month drama that helped galvanize international efforts to fight piracy off Africa’s coast.
U.S. Navy photos....