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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 06 > Somali pirates appear poised to take the money and run

Somali pirates appear poised to take the money and run

By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
February 6, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya — After four months and seemingly endless negotiations, the wily band of Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship packed with tanks and other weapons seemed finally ready to let go on Thursday.

According to one of the pirates, the owners of the ship had paid the....

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