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Article: Somali pirates free Yemeni ship without ransom
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- December 3, 2008
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A Somali minister in the semiautonomous northern region of Puntland says pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship and its eight crew members without receiving any ransom.
State minister Ali Abdi Aware says the pirates released the ship Tuesday night after an appeal by local clan elders and regional officials.
Aware said Wednesday that "no ransom was ...
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