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  Somali pirates release hijacked ship MV Abdullah after getting ransom of $5 million

  World | April 14, 2024 15:16 IST

  The MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo - was hijacked in March as it was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.

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  Somali forces end hotel attack in which 20 were killed

  World | August 21, 2022 14:45 IST

  Somalia hotel terror attack: The siege ended around midnight, police commissioner Abdi Hassan Hijar told reporters.

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  At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital Mogadishu

  World | March 22, 2018 20:30 IST

  Most of the casualties were passers-by and traders, Hussein told The Associated Press. The toll of dead and wounded was announced by security ministry spokesman Abdulaziz Hildhiban.

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  Pirates hijack vessel off Somali coast with 11 Indian sailors on board

  India | April 03, 2017 17:42 IST

  A cargo ship with 11 Indian crew members on board has been hijacked by pirates off the Somalian coast.

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  Dual Somali-US citizen elected president in historic vote

  World | February 09, 2017 9:17 IST

  A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was elected Somalia's president on Wednesday, declaring a new "era of unity" as he took on the daunting task of bringing the long-chaotic country its first fully functioning central gover

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  No piracy in eastern Arabian sea since 2012: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | May 13, 2015 7:23 IST

  New Delhi: There have been no incidents of piracy in the eastern Arabian Sea since March 2012, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday told Parliament.In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Parrikar said: "Somali-based piracy

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  At least 9 dead as militants attack hotel in Somali capital

  World | March 28, 2015 9:55 IST

  MOGADISHU, Somalia: Al-Shabab militants blasted their way into a Mogadishu hotel on Friday and took up positions inside, killing at least nine people and exchanging fire with security forces seeking to recapture the facility, a

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  Girls' jihadi quest stirs Muslim communities' fear

  World | October 30, 2014 6:55 IST

  Aurora, Colorado:  The strange journey of three suburban Denver girls who authorities say tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria has many in their close-knit east African community worried about whether their own children

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  Bomb blast in Somali capital wounds 5

  World | July 09, 2013 15:05 IST

  Mogadishu, Somalia, July 9: A Somali official says a bomb blast in the main market in the Somali capital has left at least five government soldiers wounded.   Mogadishu police official Mohamed Hussein said Tuesday that

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  Navy Rescues 16 Crew Members; Foils Somali Pirates' Attack

  India | March 27, 2011 22:32 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 27: Indian Navy has rescued 16 crew members - 12 Iranians and four Pakistanis - of a hijacked vessel after three-hour-long operation against the Somali pirates who were trying to capture another ship,

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  Somali Pirates Kill 4 US Hostages

  World | February 22, 2011 21:34 IST

  Nairobi, Feb 22: Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off  East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in

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