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Frustrated by a string of failed hijacking attempts, Somali pirates have turned to a new business model: providing "security" for ships illegally plundering Somalia's fish stocks — the same scourge that launched the Horn of Africa's piracy era eight years ago.

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In a siege that lasted nearly two weeks, forces of Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship yesterday and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held captive for nearly three years, authorities said.

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A Somali pirate says the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier MV Free Goddess has been released after payment of a $2.3 million ransom.

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A Somali official says 15 people were killed when Islamist insurgent fighters seized a town in northern Somalia.

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Frustrated by a string of failed hijacking attempts, Somali pirates have turned to a new business model: providing "security" for ships illegally plundering Somalia's fish stocks — the same scourge that launched the Horn of Africa's piracy era eight years ago.

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In a siege that lasted nearly two weeks, forces of Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship yesterday and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held captive for nearly three years, authorities said.

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A Somali pirate says the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier MV Free Goddess has been released after payment of a $2.3 million ransom.

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A Somali official says 15 people were killed when Islamist insurgent fighters seized a town in northern Somalia.

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