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Pirates in Somalia live the high life

Each successful hijack by Somail pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden draws more men to the remote fishing village Eyl,where the bandits splash their money around on lavish weddings and qat-chewing sessions at expensive hotels

By Xan Rice And Abdiqani Hassan  /  THE GUARDIAN , BOSASSO, SOMALIA

Naimo, 21, from Garowe, said she had attended a wedding last month of the sort “I had never seen before.”

“It’s true that girls are interested in marrying pirates because they have a lot of money. Ordinary men cannot afford weddings like this,” she said.

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