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Kidnappers demand $7M for yacht couple
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
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The Somali kidnappers of a British yachting couple say they want $7 million for their release, the BBC reported Saturday. The British broadcaster said it had received a phone call from the kidnappers demanding the ransom as Channel 4 News broadcast footage...
Tags: Paul Chandler, rachel chandlers, Somali, Rachel Chandler, yacht couple, Indian Ocean, Channel, United Kingdom, London, Hostage taking, Piracy, Somalia, Somali people, Maersk Alabama hijacking, October 28 2007 incident off Somalia, Piracy in Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Transport in Somalia, Chandler Bing, Terrorism in Russia, Iraqi insurgency, International criminal law, Humanitarian aid, Chandler, Rachel Green
Owatonna: Racial tension running high
Owatonna :: MN :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Racial tension has been building at Owatonna High School this week after a fight broke out Monday between white and Somali students, prompting heightened police presence, backpack searches and widespread parental worries. Owatonna Police Chief Shaun LaDue...
Tags: Somali, Don Johnson, Owatonna, Somali people, Somali language, Ladue Missouri, Education
Yemen captures eight Somali pirates
Sanaa :: Yemen | 10 days ago
Credibility Yemeni coastguards have captured eight Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the Yemeni Defense Ministry reported on Friday on its website. The eight Somali pirates were on board a boat laden with two rocket-propelled grenades, some light weapons and...
Tags: Yemeni Coastguard, Somali, Gulf of Aden, Yemen, Sanaa, Aden, Piracy, August 2009 Egyptian hostage escape, timeline of the War in Somalia, War Conflict, Piracy in Somalia, Transport in Somalia
Royal Navy witnessed Somali pirates kidnap British couple
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 10 days ago
Credibility The kidnapping of a British couple by Somali pirates was witnessed by the crew of a Royal Navy ship who held their fire while the hijackers escaped, it emerged yesterday. Paul and Rachel Chandler were bundled from their yacht near the Seychelles on to...
Tags: Royal Navy, Somali, Chinese Navy, Rachel Chandler, Paul Chandler, wave knight, Somalia, Mogadishu, Gulf of Aden, Ship, Maersk Alabama hijacking, Piracy in Somalia, International criminal law, Piracy, RFA Wave Knight, HMS Cumberland, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Hobyo
Spain calls for pirate blockade
Madrid :: Spain | 11 days ago
Credibility Defence minister Carme Chacon will call for the international force to change its tactics at a meeting next week, Spanish radio reported. She also called for the international community to track ransom payments made to Somali pirates by shipping firms...
Tags: Spain, Somali, defence minister, spain called
16 Filipino seafarers abducted in a span of one week
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 18 days ago
Credibility A total of 16 Filipino seafarers were confirmed abducted by Somali pirates in just a span of one week, leaving the total number of Pinoy seamen held hostage abroad to 38, local and foreign officials said Friday. According to the Department of Foreign...
Tags: Somali
Somlian Women Whipped for Wearing Bra's
Muslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras. They're being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a "fraudulent" impression to possible suitors, reports...
Tags: Somali, Sudan, Whipped, Islam, Muslim. Africa, Al Shabaab
Yacht couple 'missing near pirate waters'
Victoria :: Seychelles | 28 days ago
Credibility The Foreign Office was urgently investigating a report today that a British couple had disappeared while sailing near pirate-infested seas. Paul and Rachel Chandler were heading for Tanzania from the Seychelles in their 38ft yacht, the Lynn Rival, when...
Tags: somali pirates, Seychelles Islands, European Union, Somali, Tanzania, couple feared, Indian Ocean, Paul, Rachel Chandler, Horn of Africa
Captain killed by Somali pirates
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 2 months ago
Credibility The captain had refused the pirates' demand to turn the ship away from the port, officials added. Three crew members were reportedly also injured in the violence. African Union peacekeeping troops and Somali police launched an operation against the pirates...
Tags: Somali
September Will See A Surge in Somali Pirate Attacks
A combination of factors will lead to a surge in the number of attacks by Somali pirates. Maritime experts say calmer seas in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean combined with the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will see...
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