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Are Somalia's pirates linked to Al Qaeda?

Source: Christian Science Monitor
Mogadishu : Somalia | about 1 month ago  
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Reports that pirates may want to swap a British couple they captured last week for fellow pirates detained by foreign navies have fueled speculation that the pirates are linking up with Islamist militants. A British couple, captured last week by Somali pirates aboard their yacht near the Seychelles...
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