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Somalia: Pirates Accuse Hostages of Killing Their Comrades, Want Payment

An armed showdown continues off of Somalia's northern coast for the third straight day, with a coalition of Somali, American and German warships surrounding a group of pirates holding people hostage.

The group of Somali pirates is estimated to number 60 heavily-armed men, according to military sources in the Somali region of Puntland.

The pirates hijacked the Golden Nori chemical tanker in late October, but after weeks of hunting, authorities have managed to surround the ship near Puntland's port of Bossaso.

A spokesman for the pirates told Radio Garowe that the Golden Nori destroyed a fishing boat and killed two Somali civilians related to the pirate leaders.

The hijacking of the Golden Nori was in response to the double murder and the destruction of valuable property, according to the pirates' spokesman who declined to be named in print.

He claimed that the Golden Nori's owner "promised to pay" for the damages, at which point the hostages from Benin and the Philippines would be released.

But the Puntland administration considers the hijackers pirates and has threatened to use military force to retake control of the Golden Nori.

The pirates have thus far refused to accept to surrender, despite dire warning issued by Puntland Fisheries Minister Mohamed Said Rage. [ Full story]

Many fear the showdown will lead to a bloody battle between the pirates and coalition forces, setting a new precedent of violence along the Somali coast.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200712061056.html

before the said, "A spokesman for the pirates told Radio Garowe that the Golden Nori destroyed a fishing boat and killed two Somali civilians related to the pirate leaders". now they act like the navy and say they dumping toxic waste. they are moryans who want to rob. typical lamagodleys.


Two United States Navy warships and a third warship from Germany have surrounded a group of pirates holding a ship hostage off of Somalia's northeastern coast, government sources said.

The pirates hijacked the Golden Nori, a Panama-registered chemical tanker that was transporting a shipment from Singapore to Israel, according to a Reuters report. The government of Somalia's semiautonomous region of Puntland has ordered the pirates to surrender or be boarded by force.

Puntland coastguard speedboats could be seen around the Golden Nori, with the much-larger U.S. and German ships visible in the distance, witnesses said.

Residents in the port city of Bossaso woke up Tuesday to find the ships sitting along the horizon, with port business reportedly closed off today

Pirates seized the ship in late October and have thus far refused to surrender, arguing that the ship was "dumping toxic waste" on Somalia's shores, according to sources familiar with the story.

Puntland Fisheries Minister Said Mohamed Rage said there were ongoing efforts to end the crisis peacefully, but warned of military action if the pirates refused to surrender.

Somalia has lacked an effective central government since 1991. The east African country's long coastline is considered one of the world's most dangerous.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200712041038.html

Musikaman,

hadu markab kas qaraxo, good bye Bosaso.

No more Lamagodleys from Bari.

[quote="AbdiWahab252"]Musikaman,

hadu markab kas qaraxo, good bye Bosaso.

No more Lamagodleys from Bari.[/quote]

^^^^^

mudane that is what the americans are afraid. an oil tanker kidnapped by terrorists ayrow or turki followers and exploded in a major port. a major disaster. let them blow up bosaso, it is karma. hamar's revenge.

Musikaman

Hala arko Mudane Musikaman.