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Pirates Demand $20 Million for Ship
« on: September 29, 2008, 0812 UTC »
Pirates Demand $20 Million for Ship
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, AP

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Sept. 28) - As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

http://news.aol.com/article/pirates-demand-20-million-for-ship/192184?icid=100214839x1210165894x1200631137

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