Pirates Demand $10M Ransom
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•Pirates demand $10 million in ransom after hijacking Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 captives
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Somali official: Pirates demanding $10 million in ransom after hijacking Chinese -owned fishing vessel.
Vessel was hijacked in late November and taken to Xaafuun district in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland .
European Union’s anti-piracy naval force, Eunavfor Atalanta , last week classified the incident as “robbery at sea”.
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