5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share (The Charlotte Observer)

(By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press Writer) Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom, a relative said Saturday, the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck of the ship. The Sirius Star and its 25 crew sailed safely away Friday at the end of a two-month standoff in the Gulf of Aden, where ...

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