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Rival Somali groups fight over British couple

World Nov. 03, 2009 - 05:51AM JST ( 7 )

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FoxieNov. 03, 2009 - 10:47AM JST

'The British government has said it would not pay a ransom.' Very wise decision there! Those people are very rude and arrogant and can't even be bothered to pay marina fees. I wouldn7t be surprised if they had made up this whole story. Since when do pirates contact the BBC?
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FoxieNov. 03, 2009 - 10:52AM JST

'a distress signal was sent Oct 23' - I thought they said that the pirates came onboard at night whilst they were sleeping....so, how can they send a distress signal then? They must have asked the pirates nicely to allow them to do that before leaving the boat...lol.
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Pump24Nov. 03, 2009 - 12:38PM JST

Like being kidnapped at gunpoint by Somali pirates isn`t bad enough, now this. Someone thinks Britain is going to fork over cash for this couple, and it is not happening.
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bushloverNov. 03, 2009 - 01:04PM JST

Maybe Britain can pay them in fish since it is fish they claim foreign vessels steal from them so they can't make a living.
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Pump24Nov. 03, 2009 - 01:22PM JST

I can see The Sun`s headline: Fish and Chips paid for Dips...
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SuperLibNov. 03, 2009 - 03:20PM JST

Maybe if the pirates had some oil to offer the Brits....
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WilliBNov. 03, 2009 - 06:45PM JST

Of course they are fighting over them. These hostages are worth a couple of millions in ranson money, so gods noble warriors rush to be the proud owners.