Five Somali pirates were jailed for between four and eight years for hijacking a French yacht and taking hostage its French owners in September 2008. The sixth member was acquitted. The case was heard in a Paris court for minors …
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Somali Pirates responsible for French Yacht Carre d’ As hijacking found guilty
Four men charged with alleged suicide bomb plot in Birmingham.
The four men – three aged 19 and one-aged 24 were arrested at their homes in the Spark Hill area of Birmingham on Tuesday morning. West Midlands counter terrorism unit carried out the arrests and the men were charged in …
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Kenya’s assault on Somalia may reduce piracy ransoms.
Leaders of Kenya, Uganda and Somalia have committed to defeat Islamist Al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia. Israel is also said to be increasing support for the battle against these terrorists. The president of Israel has apparently said that his country will …
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Suspected PKK terrorist shot dead after hijacking Turkish Ferry Kartepe.
Turkish authorities have killed a lone hijacker believed to be a Kurdistan workers party (PKK) terrorist over the weekend. The high-speed ferry Kartepe was seized shortly after it set sail from the port of Izmit on the Northwest coast of …
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Taiwanese fishing vessel Chin Yi Wen resumes fishing in the Indian Ocean after crewmembers regain control of their ship taken by Somali pirates.
On The 4th November armed Somali pirates hijacked the crew of Taiwanese fishing vessel Chin Yi Wen. The fishing boat lost contact with its owner while operating in waters southeast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was …
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