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Hargeysa, April 22, 2009 – At
least 9 pirates were arrested along with their weapons and a small boat
in a place about 75kms from Berbera. The Police said the operation was
successful and the security forces have been following the group since
they arrived the area.
The police operation which took place last night did not result any
human casualties from both sides as the pirates surrounded to the
Somaliland security forces when they realized they are rounded up.
The commander of the Somaliland Navy commended the security forces for
the success mission. He said he will give more details to the media
soon. He said the pirates were planning to hijack ships off the sea.
It is believed that those pirates are from the neighboring Somalia
region of Puntland which is the base of the Somali pirates operating in
the sea. Somaliland managed to capture a number of pirates in its
territory in the past few months but the risk is increasing in the
country recently.
In the far east of Somaliland, it is reported that a pirate base was
created where at least two ships are held near Laasqoray.
Source: Somalilandpress
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