Saturday, November 22, 2008

All against pirates in Somalia

Determination of the authorities against Somali pirates: a group of them was arrested yesterday. Pirates sucitent does not only anger industrialized countries whose vessels were attacked and taken hostage.

"This Sool region is a strong base of pirates, said the mayor of this region. There are increasing day by day, and it's like a disease, we must eradicate it. "

Some Islamist insurgent groups have also decided to declare war on pirates. They promise to fight pirates as infidels.

Like the militant Islamist:
"We can not tolerate that Somali pirates have begun to address Muslims boats in our waters, and God willing we will fight them."

Pirates who hijacked the Star Sirius do not let it go and prepare for possible clashes. They always demand $ 25 million ransom.

The payment of ransom, an extremely lucrative. According to the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hackers have raised $ 150 million in one year.

Just yesterday, a Greek ship and its crew were released Romanian, probably against payment of a ransom.

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