Pirates take Spanish fishing boat

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Madrid : Spain | about 1 month ago

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Officials said that the Alakrana was seized in waters between Somalia and the Seychelles. The European Union's anti-piracy naval force has begun an operation to make contact with the crew. In the absence of any effective national government, pirate gangs have set up bases in parts of Somalia.

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