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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:27 AM

Published 11/03/2009 by Times Online


Pirates may now seem like friends

Kidnappers may now seem like friends to British yacht hostages

Tristan McConnell: Analysis

As if being hijacked weren’t bad enough, anyone finding themselves the guests of Somali pirates now has to deal with interest from an even more dangerous quarter.

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