Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker

MOGADISHU (AFP) ? Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil super-tanker
demanded a 25 million dollar ransom Thursday amid calls for tougher
action to end threats to one of the world's key maritime routes.
As global frustration built and a major shipping company ordered some
of its vessels to avoid the Gulf of Aden, the pirates set a 10-day
deadline for the ransom payment for the ship they easily seized in 16
minutes.
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Posted at 04:29PM Nov 20, 2008
by ko maruyama in Inform |