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# Somali Pirates

All time
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
Britney Spears' music is being used to scare away Somali pirates
Women 'embarrassed' after dressing as pirates to meet former Somali hostage
The Evening Fix... now with added illuminated drones
Two hostages dead after pirates hijack ship off Somali coast
Iran welcomes US rescue of sailors from pirates
Pirates kidnap elderly Frenchwoman from Kenyan resort
British man killed and wife kidnapped in northern Kenya
Danish family kidnapped over six months ago released by Somali pirates
The week in photos
Danish family and crew snatched by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean
Pirates kill four American hostages on hijacked yacht
British couple kidnapped by Somalis return home