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French nationals among seven workers kidnapped in Niger
Sept. 16, 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa - Niger
French construction company Vinci and nuclear energy firm Areva have
said seven of their employees have been kidnapped in northern Niger. more...
Mexico's Drug War Spawns Wave Of Kidnappings
August 27, 2010
Americas - Mexico
As Mexico pushes forward with its offensive
against the drug cartels, violence has spread and the country has been
rocked recently by a wave of high-profile kidnappings. more..
July 13, 2010
MEXICO CITY – Federal Police officers arrested
eight municipal police officers in Tierra Blanca, a city in the Mexican Gulf
state of Veracruz, on kidnapping and other charges, the Public Safety
Secretariat said.
The officers were arrested at Tierra Blanca city hall “while roll call was
taking place,” the secretariat said.
USS Nicholas Attacked then Captures Pirates and Mother Ship
April 1, 2010
A US Navy ship, or Naval vessel was attacked of the coast of
East Africa. ... sake of getting a ransom or kidnap
money back, said some US Navy officials. ...
Mexico is World Leader in Gruesome Violent Killings in 08 | Google ...
Jan. 26, 2010
Besides narco-trafficking, they have extended their
criminal activities into other areas, mainly, kidnapping for
ransom, human smuggling, gun running and money laundering much of which
spills over into the U.S.. In addition to crime, the cartels own or control
... The defendants arrived recently in Texas and will stand trial in
the Southern District of Texas, the Southern District of California, the
Central District of California and the Northern District of Georgia.
...
Somali pirates seize Maran Centaurus oil tanker sailing from Saudi Arabia
December 1, 2009
The pirate business model is strictly kidnap and
ransom. “Pirates operate first and foremost as a 'business' and not as a
political movement or a ...
Spain calls for blockade of Somali pirate ports
November 11, 2009
Spain wants
EU naval forces to blockade three Somali ports used to launch pirate attacks
against ships in the Indian Ocean, Defence Minister Carme Chacon said
Wednesday.
Pirates 'seize UK yacht couple'
October 28, 2009
A couple who
have gone missing while sailing in the Seychelles are feared to have been
seized by Somali pirates.
Philippine navy tries to seal off priest's kidnappers
October
13, 2009
PAGADIAN, Philippines (AFP) –
Philippine navy gunboats
were deployed and road checkpoints set up Tuesday to block the escape routes of
suspected Islamic militants who abducted an Irish priest, authorities said.
How Somali pirates hijacked the Lemaçons's sailing trip of a lifetime October 6, 2009
Gavdos was a small island – the most southern in
Europe – of cliffs and .... that a military intervention to end
the kidnap would be bad for everybody. ...
Somali pirates 'expanding reach' June 11, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia
Somali pirates are expanding their range
of operations far beyond the East African coast, the U.S. Navy has
warned.
UK
ship seized by Somali pirates May
2, 2009
A UK-owned ship
carrying 35,000 tons of soya is hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the
Seychelles, officials say.
Nigerian kidnappers seek ransom for Canadian hostage
April 21, 2009
Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa -
Canada, Nigeria Nigerian kidnappers have
demanded 20 million naira (136,000 dollars) ransom for the release of a
Canadian woman abducted last week in the northern city of Kaduna, police
said Monday.
Four Arrested for Kidnapping, Beheading Girl in Colombia
April 21, 2009
Americas - Colombia
Police arrested four people over the
weekend for allegedly kidnapping and beheading an 11-year-old girl they
mistook for the daughter of the owner of the ranch where their parents
work in the central Colombian city of La Celia, officials said.
U.S. Captain Freed; Somali Pirates Vow to Retaliate
April 13, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia
In a daring high-seas rescue, U.S. Navy SEAL
snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American sea captain who
had offered himself as a hostage to save his crew. The operation was a
victory for the world's most powerful military but angry pirates vowed
Monday to retaliate.
Ship Captain Rescued From Somali Pirates
Sunday, April 12, 2009
American sea
Captain Richard Phillips was safely rescued Sunday from four Somali pirates,
who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, a
U.S. intelligence official said.
Freed hostages arrive home
April
12, 2009
PARIS, France (AFP) - Four freed hostages, including the widow and
three-year-old son of a French skipper killed in a special forces shootout
with Somali pirates, arrived home on Sunday in a state of shock.
Somalia: Pirate Ships Converge on U.S. Hostage at Sea
April
10, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia
Escalating a dramatic Indian Ocean
standoff, more U.S. warships — as well as pirate reinforcements with an
international gallery of hostages — rushed Friday toward the spot where
four Somali bandits are holding a U.S. sea captain aboard a drifting
lifeboat.
Somali Pirates Hijack Ship; 20 Americans Aboard
April
8, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia
Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a
U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 20 American crew members onboard, according
to the shipping company.
Pirates Intensify Indian Ocean Rampage
April 7, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia
Somali pirates seized ships from France,
Britain, Germany, Taiwan and Yemen in the worst spate of hijackings in
months, defying the world's naval powers by prowling further out in the
Indian Ocean.
Extremists Threaten To Behead Red Cross Hostage
March
19, 2009
MANILA, Philippines –
Al-Qaida-linked extremists threatened Wednesday to behead one of
their three Red Cross hostages if the Philippine military engages them in
battle again, an official said.
Pirate Attacks on Sailing Yachts - Piracy
Warnings
YachtPals.com News - Barcelona,Spain
The crew members were kept hostage on the yacht for ransom before
finally .... this part of Central America was an important
staging point for shipping. ...
Pirate abduction in Malacca Strait after long
lull
February 21, 2009
By ariane_ladao
It was the first abduction of seafarers after a long lull in
kidnap-and-ransom cases that once afflicted the waterway between
peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia’s Sumatra island, said Noel Choong, head
of the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala
Lumpur. ... Some 70000 vessels use the strait each year, carrying
half the world’s oil and more than a third of its commerce while traveling
from Europe and the Middle East to East Asia. (AP) ...
Sun.Star Breaking News - http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breakingnews/
Philippine troops continue hunt for kidnappers of
Filipino-Chinese ...
February 21, 2009
The military said the victims are in the hands of Hadji Musa, afollower of
the notorious Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom group leader Tahir
Alonto, blamed for the abduction of Italian priest Guissepe Pierrantoni in a
town of Zamboanga del Sur in 2001. ... The group also kidnapped five
Chinese engineers and a Filipino guide in May 2001 in central
Mindanao. City Mayor Muslimin Sema denied reports the captors are demanding
10 million peso (191000 U.S. dollars) in exchange for the ...
Asia Daily News Top Stories - http://english.siamdailynews.com/
Kenya: Kidnapped Italian Nuns Released
February 20, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya,
Somalia Two Italian nuns kidnapped in
Kenya in November and then held in neighbouring Somalia have been freed.
Japan
sends ships to fight Somali pirates
January 28, 2009
Japan on Wednesday ordered its ships to join the international fight
against pirates off the shores of Somalia a move that has drawn criticism
from opposition lawmakers who fear it could draw the country into military
operations prohibited by its pacifist constitution.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-01-28-japan-somalia-piracy_N.htm?csp=34
Pirates not the
only ones holding merchant sailors hostage | USNI Blog
January 22, 2009
Modern-day
pirates are not the only kidnap threat that merchant seamen face
these days. They also risk getting detained for much longer periods by
national. ... “The police in Europe and America will not come
to me saying that they found something on the ship. On the contrary, they
will hide it from me and follow where the drugs are going. If the freight
comes to its destination, and in the end something comes back to me, then
they will know that I am guilty. ...
USNI Blog - http://blog.usni.org/
Five Reasons Americans Should Be Concerned About Hamas
FOXNews - USA
Different brands of Hamas can be found in Indonesia, Somalia, Algeria, and
so many other countries that most Americans will not visit. ...
http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/01/19/sanchez_hamas/
Dutch seek Somali pirates' extradition from Denmark
January 15, 2009
AFP via Yahoo! News
The Netherlands has asked Denmark to
extradite five pirates detained by the Danish navy in the Gulf of Aden while
attacking a Dutch cargo vessel, the Dutch government said Thursday.
Greece: Businessman Kidnapped January
12, 2009
The tycoon, Pericles Panagopoulos, the founder of the ferry operator
Superfast Ferries, was abducted from his vehicle by three armed men as he
was on the short drive from his home to his office in the coastal suburb of
Kavouri.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/world/europe/13briefs-BUSINESSMANK_BRF.html?ref=world
Canada, UN strengthen search for missing diplomats in Niger January
12, 2009
UNITED NATIONS —
Canada and the United Nations may issue a "To Whom It May Concern" appeal in
the search for Canadian diplomats who disappeared on a UN mission in Niger,
global security experts say.
Pirates Say They Freed Saudi Tanker for $3 Million January 09, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa -
Somalia
A Saudi-owned
supertanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia for two months has been
released for a ransom of $3 million, according to one of the pirates and
residents of Xarardheere, a pirate town on the Somali coast near where the
tanker was being held. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/world/africa/10somalia.html?_r=1&ref=africa
US
to lead new anti-pirate force January 08, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia A
new international force to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia is being
formed and will be headed by an American admiral, the US navy says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7817611.stm
France foils two Somali pirate attacks, holds 19
Jan. 05, 2009
PARIS (AFP) — A French
warship Sunday foiled attempts by Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden to
seize two cargo vessels and intercepted 19 people, the French president's
office said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hIK9cDPMoaqoxDxXhCc195LFxaPg
Ecuador Piracy
Warning
January 03, 2009
The U.S. Consulate General and U.S. Embassy Ecuador wishes to inform
American citizens visiting or resident in Ecuador to use extreme caution
when sailing near the coast of Ecuador, as there was a recent incident of
armed robbery at sea off the coast of Ensenada de Pedernales, Manabi by
modern day pirates.
Crew fights off Somali pirates with water jets
January 02, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa - Somalia Crewmen
fired high pressure water jets to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates
trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden on Friday
in the fourth such attack since the start of the year, authorities said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_af/piracy;_ylt=AlSweh1AEN9ZPFvlMYeYFCW96Q8F
France captures 'Somali pirates'
January 02, 2009
A French warship has intercepted two
suspected pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden and arrested eight Somalis on
board, the French navy says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7807895.stm
Four Belgian Tourists Freed in Guatemala
Belgian tourists held hostage by protesting
farmers were released late Saturday after security forces in boats and
helicopters located the group in Guatemala's eastern jungle, officials said.
Kidnap in Nigeria
Abducted
American in Istanbul, Turkey
Testimony of Dr. Thomas R. Hargrove:
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