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Somali pirates attack Iranian and Thai vessels
Pirates have attacked two foreign fishing trawlers off Somalia's coast, seizing the crew of one of them, maritime experts and residents say.
A Thai trawler managed to escape, following a failed attempt on Monday to hijack it in waters off central Somalia, residents told the BBC.
Pirates had seized an Iranian-flagged vessel's 15 crew after an attack in northern Somalia, officials said.
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Piracy in the region was at its worst in 2011, when more than 700 people were taken hostage.
There has been a sharp decline since then, with about 56 foreigners currently being held by pirates in Somalia, according to the AFP news agency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34912539
A Thai trawler managed to escape, following a failed attempt on Monday to hijack it in waters off central Somalia, residents told the BBC.
Pirates had seized an Iranian-flagged vessel's 15 crew after an attack in northern Somalia, officials said.
...
Piracy in the region was at its worst in 2011, when more than 700 people were taken hostage.
There has been a sharp decline since then, with about 56 foreigners currently being held by pirates in Somalia, according to the AFP news agency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34912539
