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Spain Speeds to Save Pirate Hostages

Posted Apr 21, 08 9:26 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – A Spanish naval frigate is steaming to the waters off Somalia to rescue crew members of a tuna boat seized by pirates, reports the BBC. The boat was grabbed just days after French commandos freed hostages from a luxury yacht comandeered by Somali pirates. The tuna boat's 26 crew members are "well," the captain said by radio, but the pirates are demanding a ransom.

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