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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Turkish Ship Falls into Pirate Hands Off Somalia

Medeshi
UPDATE: Turkish Ship Falls Into Pirate Hands Off Somalia - TV
ANKARA (AFP)--Pirates on Wednesday seized a Turkish cargo ship with 23 people on board off the coast of Somalia, the Turkish all-news television station NTV reported.
The ship was seized at around 0530 GMT, it said, while the Anatolia news agency said the vessel - identified as the Horizon 1 - was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Jordan.
Pirate attacks on shipping off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean have escalated since last year, with several Turkish vessels among those being targeted for ransom.
A Turkish frigate has been in the area since last year as part of an international naval force to crack down on pirates and Somali arms traffickers. (END) Dow Jones Newswires
07-08-090415ET
Copyright (c) 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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Medeshi is the name of my place of birth which is located 25 KM North East of Erigavo, the capital of Sanaagland region of the republic of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. It is rich in water, irrigation and frankincense. Medeshi is, also, historically unique after the British sent warplanes to bombard freedom fighter Mohamed Abdulle Hassan in the 1920s. This was the first time ever that the United Kingdom used air force in the Horn of Africa.