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Published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Description: Somali pirates seize cargo ship; British couple still held hostage

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" Another major pirate attack to report off the coast of Somalia. According to the European Union naval force pirates seized -- cargo ship which was traveling from Kuwait to South Africa. Hijackers boarded that ship they tell us roughly 400 miles off the Seychelles islands. This attack of particular concern. That the ship was loaded with chemicals. And the 22 crew members now in captivity. At the same time we're told pirates have roughly twelve hijacked ships in their position now along with some 200 hostages. Among those hostages a British couple which whom pirates kidnapped last month while they were sailing in the Indian Ocean. With us now from Mogadishu's Somalia is freelance journalist Ahmed -- We cannot show you homage picture for his own safety but he's reporting for us often on their for the past few months and -- and of course we appreciate it. At -- that preferable but -- what what what do we know about this particular hijacking is there word out about it it."

" You know. We'll Linda how -- information that little will come up next morning -- because Linda I got it dictatorships of the Somali coast when the sitcom the Somali coast. Generally no more information about the shape of the -- But but it is that you should spend and it that you Chicago's so they're probably make a lot of millions."

" Abortion and at no one has ever been hurt ever in these pirate attacks right. -- correct. Basically what they're wanting his ransom money and it seems like they get them every time that that's creating a booming business for well pirates is."

" And if that is it a believer that the new development in here you hear particularly -- committed -- like early Christmas that the word of people on the street in -- They're making. And so much money did they -- control area of Somalia though it. All they almost have their own state -- it's unbelievable."

" You say they control areas what what size area we're talking about how many people are involved in all of this."

" But other. Up 200 even out the it is and in some small it is. But kept up without a mother of a rule Everett started a ballistic number nomadic. Though they don't have a big infrastructure but but the problem with piracy -- you -- you have that you -- debate you can certainly get the -- on the well I don't know what we'll all -- you've been able Forsythe doing because if it won't do you think that I have -- There's no -- got from you being all of the American -- I'm afraid it would continue unfortunately."

" It is it still the case that they keep sort of a home based ship floating around -- seat from which they launched these operations and that many of the people who were involved are. Really attached to each other at all by any official links they just need some money and they get out a boat and off they go up."

" Yeah yeah it could it's been very very it is very complicated. First -- the mother -- which is a big ship. And that the big -- into the well educated people live in the navigation education. Well but but the small pilot felt like mobile they'll be on the mother sit and they've got running around Indian Ocean on -- and wonder -- others it. That contact the mother -- Which will come and and give them more support -- more men and a military district -- under the dictatorship that goes up on the negotiating stocks. Let the member complex situation."

" That -- collier reporting for us out of Mogadishu in Somalia Ahmed it's always good to talk to you thank you again. They usually -- well there unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II. And today they're participating in the nation's largest veterans day parade for the very first time. They're known as code talkers. And you'll hear their remarkable stories next plus at our web page foxnews.com. Slash up we're asking you what you're doing on this veterans day. To celebrate and to honor lots of people waiting and we hope you will at foxnews.com slash yet. And at some point before this -- out we'll have a brand new original content video. Of the of the veterans day parade in New York City and we had a blast out there once it's posted I'll let you know. Foxnews.com slash yet we're right back."

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