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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 21 > Pirates attack 2 cargo ships, release food aid freighter

Pirates attack 2 cargo ships, release food aid freighter

By Todd Pitman / The Bulletin
April 21, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates in speedboats opened fire Monday on two cargo ships in the latest hijacking attempts in the notorious Gulf of Aden.

Another band of brigands freed a food aid freighter but only after receiving a $100,000 “reward” from Somali....

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