Archive for October 12th, 2008
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Pirates Release Iranian Ship Alleged to Contain WMD
After seven weeks of negotiations, Somali pirates have released the Iranian ship MV Iran Deyanat and its 29 person crew. The pirates claim the ship contained deadly chemicals, possibly WMD.
The ship was hijacked on August 21. During early ransom negotiations a number of the pirates became ill and died — allegedly having suffered strange […]