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20.02.2009, 04:53
The Nigerian Army says it has found two Russian hostages who escaped from their captors in the Niger Delta. A spokesman said the pair escaped on foot and were found several days later by soldiers.
20.02.2009, 11:15
The Awa indigenous group is caught between warring guerrillas, militias and an army mired in crisis over extra-judicial killings.
06.05.2010, 15:55
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The crew of a large Russian anti-submarine ship has freed an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday. All 23 Russian sailors from the hijacked vessel have escaped the incident unscathed.
23.08.2009, 11:39
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The eight suspected hijackers of the ‘Arctic Sea’ cargo ship have been arrested and questioned by investigators in a high-security prison in Moscow this week.
07.05.2010, 10:39
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The Russian Navy has had to release 10 Somalis, captured earlier in an operation to rescue a seized tanker. There was no legal way to prosecute them for piracy.
28.05.2009, 18:48
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It has been revealed that Russia released 29 pirates held off the Somali coast to Iran and Pakistan three weeks ago, saying there was no legal basis to try them in Russia.
13.02.2010, 08:02
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The families of 23 Russian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates in October last year have taken to the streets of Kaliningrad in despair over stalled negotiations on the release of their loved ones.
30.08.2010, 06:16
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Three Russian pilots have been kidnapped in Sudan's volatile Darfur region. Russia’s consulate office in the region confirmed the information.
01.12.2009, 14:05
Pirates have attacked a motor boat in a Nigerian port. Nine members of an alleged Russo-Ukrainian crew have been seriously wounded.
07.05.2010, 15:24
Pirate attacks have become a huge headache for the entire world and gaps in the international law are making it even more difficult to tackle the problem. Most of the time foreign navies disarm and release pirates.
Published: 20 February, 2009, 14:09
With Russian hostages who’d been held by Nigerian militants now in safety, the circumstances surrounding of their escape are still unclear and questions are being asked.
