Piracy
Iran Denies Seizing Korean Ship and Holding Crew Hostage
By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith SEOUL, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Iran denied on Tuesday it was using a South Korean ship and its crew as hostages, a day after...
The Life of Georgian and Turkish hostages in Somalia [VIDEO]
Here, cameras role while Georgian and Turkish men who are being held hostage by Somali pirates tell about the harrowing ordeal. If you listen closely, they speak of the poor conditions that they have been subjected to, little food rations, no medicine and little help from the companies that they work for.
This could be the first time we’ve seen such a video of hostages.
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