Hijacking

British hostages: Pirates may kill us

Paul and Rachel Chandler seen on video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Chandlers were taken from their yacht by pirates in October Paul Chandler says pirates are losing patience and may kill the couple (CNN) -- A British...

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Police Investigate Catonsville Shooting

A man was shot in the head in an apparent carjacking in Catonsville. A man was shot in the head in an apparent carjacking in Catonsville. Police say the victim walked into the Carroll Fuel Station on Edmondson Avenue in...

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Police Seek Carjacking Beating Suspect In Pompano

Jose Rodriguez expected a quick trip to a convenience store for him and a friend to buy beer two weeks ago. Instead, surveillance video from the Pompano Beach BP gas station shows a man beating Rodriguez and stealing his car

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Yemen: Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship

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High Sea Piracy Takes Bloody Turn

Clashes Between Armed Guards And Pirates Lead to More Fatalities When pirates attacked the chemical freighter MV Theresa VIII, with a South Korean crew of 28, they didn't hesitate. The captain, who fired flares during the...

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'Justice has prevailed'

Books Galore! Millions of books available at discounted prices! Fiction, thrillers, biographies,... Lunga Biyela Durban - The father of the Durban teacher who was hijacked and then thrown off a bridge last weekend, says he is...

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A Navy vessel was just 50ft away as pirates kidnapped the British yacht couple. Why didn't our...

Mid-ocean, a degree or two shy of the Equator, two ships are steaming south, apparently in convoy. One is a Singaporean flagged container vessel of 25,000 tonnes, the Kota Wajar. The other is a British military tanker, flying...

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Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher? (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He...

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Can Somali pirates be defeated?

The task force and other navies patrol an area the size of Western Europe The first problem for the European force is one of simple geography. Along with other navies concerned about the piracy problem, it has to patrol an area...

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If you were in the British government what would you do in this position?

I'm referring to this footage of the couple captured by Somali Pirates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbfl9yjTWjI Quite harrowing really, fuck knows how they kept it together there. So, if you were the man responsible for such...

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Skyjacking , Carjacking , Modern Piracy