4.13.2009

Hijacked Italian, Egyptian vessels taken to Northern Somalia

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Pirates have taken an Italian tugboat and two Egyptian ships close to a fishing village near a disputed area of northern Somalia, officials and residents said on Monday.

Separate assaults on hijacked boats by French and U.S. special forces have raised fears of more bloodshed off Somalia's coast, but a maritime group said the tugboat was unlikely to be a target of retribution by gangs in the former Italian colony.

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