Somalia’s northeastern tip juts out into the Indian Ocean and commands access to the Gulf of Aden, a key international maritime route leading to the Suez Canal and through which an estimated 30 percent of the world’s oil transits.
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Somali pirates release oil tankers
THE REST OF THE STORY A pirate spokesman said that the group had demanded US$20 million to release a freighter as a ‘fine for unlawfully transporting weapons’
AFP , KUALA LUMPUR AND NAIROBI
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