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| Somali pirates release Puntland minister |
| 2010-10-14 |
| [Iran Press TV] A minister in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, who was kidnapped by pirates, has been sprung. Said Mohamed Rageh, the minister of fisheries and ports was kidnapped last Friday and held in the secluded pirate stronghold of Jariban, the state-run BBC reported. The minister's release came about due to negotiations between the pirates and Somali elders. No ransom was paid, officials said. The kidnapping has been particularly embarrassing to the Puntland administration as it has taken a hard line against piracy. A pirate and a security guard were killed during the minister's kidnapping on Friday. Roughly half of Puntland's prison population is made up of pirates. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Roughly half of Puntland There, fixed it for you. And I have to wonder if this little incident wasn't a bit of collective bargaining between the hired help and management. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-10-14 16:25 |
| #2 Roughly half of Puntland's prison population is made up of pirates. A problem easily solved if Puntland would just deal with the pirates in the traditional way. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2010-10-14 12:37 |
| #1 For the cost of just one of the hundreds of warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden, Puntland's government could stop piracy totally. They are doing the best they can and really locking up a lot of pirates. But they are broke. And nobody will fund them. It's much more fun for the world to pay the "great power" game instead, jostling for naval supremacy, training their navies, learning to co-ordinate. it's a great big fun training ground. |
| Posted by: anon1 2010-10-14 05:39 |