Pirates Rake in $150M at Expense of Global Economy
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21/11/08 , 21:56 /
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In further evidence of the ongoing creation of a pirate economy, Kenya's foreign affairs minister says Somali pirates have collected more than $150 million in ransom over the past year, and called on ship owners not to pay when their vessels are hijacked.
21/11 22:00 Pirates bolster defences around hijacked tanker Somali pirates are building up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian
super-tanker after demanding a $25 million ransom for the ship and its huge
cargo of crude oil.$... /
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