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Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in 24 hours

Mar 20 - By Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press Writers

Pirates armed with machine guns hijacked a Norwegian chemical tanker Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the ship's owner said, an attack that came less than 24 hours after a smaller Greek-owned vessel was seized in the same area.

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Official: Sunken 'pirate' ship was Thai boat

Nov 19 - By Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press Writer

The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said Wednesday. The Indian navy defended its actions, saying it fired in self-defense.

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