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Somali pirates say they have freed Greek ship

Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:54am EDT

MOGADISHU, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed a Greek ship on Monday after the gang received a $2 million ransom for the vessel and its 21 Filipino crew, one of the pirates said.

The Irene E.M. bulk carrier was seized on April 13 in the Gulf of Aden, where gangs from Somalia have made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms by targeting vessels using the strategic shipping lanes that link Europe to Asia.



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