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Article: South Korean sailors released from 6 months of captivity by Somali pirates
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- November 4, 2007
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Twenty-four sailors, including four South Koreans, were freed nearly six months after they were abducted by Somali pirates, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The sailors were aboard two South Korean-owned vessels with a crew of various nationalities when they were seized May 15 off Somalia. It was not immediately clear how the sailors were freed, or whether any ransom was paid for their release.
The two ships were being escorted to a port in Yemen by a U.S. Navy warship at the request of the South Korean government, the ministry said in a statement.
All 24 sailors were confirmed safe, the ministry said, adding that the 20 other crew comprised 10 Chinese, ...