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Article: South Korean sailors return home after six-month captivity by Somali pirates
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- November 16, 2007
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Four South Korean sailors abducted by Somali pirates returned home Friday after their release from nearly six months in captivity, an official said.
The men were nabbed May 15 along with 20 other sailors when the two South Korean-owned vessels they were on were seized off the Somali coast. Details on how they were released or whether a ransom was paid have not been disclosed.
The 20 other Asian crew members _ 10 Chinese, three Vietnamese, three Indians and four Indonesians _ are still in Yemen, where they were taken after their release, said an official at Seoul's Foreign Ministry, on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to media.
It was not ...