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Somali pirate demands $20m ransom for cargo ship (AP)

Date : 28 Sep 2008 Category : World

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AP - As a heavily-armed U.S. freighter patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead, a Somali pirate told The Associated Press that his group was demanding a $20million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

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