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15 Somali Pirates Arrested In 2011 Get 7 Years In Jail
A court here today convicted 15 Somali pirates who had hijacked a fishing boat and taken 22 Thai and Myanmarese nationals hostage in 2011. "Judge JC Jagdale convicted them for attempt to murder and kidnapping and sentenced them to seven years in prison," said special public prosecutor Mr Ranjeet Sangle. The Mumbai sessions court also imposed a fine...
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Somali Pirates Killed as Hijacked Boat Freed: Fishermen
A boat held by Somali pirates has been freed after a gun battle, fishermen and witnesses said today, claiming several of the pirates were killed.
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7 Years Over, Now Declare Them Dead, Say These Families Hit by 26/11
Seven years since a deadly attack on Mumbai in which three Indian fishermen went missing when Pakistani gunmen hijacked their boat, the families of the three have asked the government to declare the men dead and provide compensation.
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China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim: official
Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.
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26/11: Kin of 'Kuber' crew members still awaiting aid from Maharashtra
The kin of the four fishermen of the boat, which was hijacked by 26/11 attackers to reach the Mumbai coast, have expressed anguish over the 'missing' crew members not being counted as victims entitled to aid on a technical ground by Maharashtra government.
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Somali pirates hijack boat with 14 Indians
In yet another strike, Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel along with 14 people on board off the coast of Oman."Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian dhow with 14 crewmembers near Salalah. The incident took place on January 9," a senior official in the Directorate of Shipping said.The dhow (a slow-moving vessel) was sailing off Oman, about...
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India probing multiple hijackings off Somalia
India is investigating the hijacking of several boats off the coast of Somalia amid news reports that eight vessels and 120 Indian sailors have been seized.
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15 Somali Pirates Arrested In 2011 Get 7 Years In Jail
A court here today convicted 15 Somali pirates who had hijacked a fishing boat and taken 22 Thai and Myanmarese nationals hostage in 2011. "Judge JC Jagdale convicted them for attempt to murder and kidnapping and sentenced them to seven years in prison," said special public prosecutor Mr Ranjeet Sangle. The Mumbai sessions court also imposed a fine...
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Somali Pirates Killed as Hijacked Boat Freed: Fishermen
A boat held by Somali pirates has been freed after a gun battle, fishermen and witnesses said today, claiming several of the pirates were killed.
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7 Years Over, Now Declare Them Dead, Say These Families Hit by 26/11
Seven years since a deadly attack on Mumbai in which three Indian fishermen went missing when Pakistani gunmen hijacked their boat, the families of the three have asked the government to declare the men dead and provide compensation.
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China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim: official
Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.
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26/11: Kin of 'Kuber' crew members still awaiting aid from Maharashtra
The kin of the four fishermen of the boat, which was hijacked by 26/11 attackers to reach the Mumbai coast, have expressed anguish over the 'missing' crew members not being counted as victims entitled to aid on a technical ground by Maharashtra government.
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Somali pirates hijack boat with 14 Indians
In yet another strike, Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel along with 14 people on board off the coast of Oman."Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian dhow with 14 crewmembers near Salalah. The incident took place on January 9," a senior official in the Directorate of Shipping said.The dhow (a slow-moving vessel) was sailing off Oman, about...
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India probing multiple hijackings off Somalia
India is investigating the hijacking of several boats off the coast of Somalia amid news reports that eight vessels and 120 Indian sailors have been seized.
