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| Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy' | Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy' |
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| Around 200 Somali pirates are reported to have renounced piracy at a meeting in northern Somalia. | Around 200 Somali pirates are reported to have renounced piracy at a meeting in northern Somalia. |
| Members of the group met local leaders and Somali expatriates in Eyl, in the autonomous region of Puntland, and promised to halt their activities. | Members of the group met local leaders and Somali expatriates in Eyl, in the autonomous region of Puntland, and promised to halt their activities. |
| Pirate representative Abshir Abdullah told the BBC he urged other groups to free ships in return for amnesty. | |
| Pirates have been coming under pressure from local leaders, who have accused them of corrupting their communities. | Pirates have been coming under pressure from local leaders, who have accused them of corrupting their communities. |
| Somalia has been without a stable government since 1991, allowing piracy to flourish. | Somalia has been without a stable government since 1991, allowing piracy to flourish. |
| See map of how piracy is affecting the region and countries around the world | See map of how piracy is affecting the region and countries around the world |
| The problem worsened in the first months of 2009 despite patrols by foreign navies. | The problem worsened in the first months of 2009 despite patrols by foreign navies. |
| Last week, Somalia's interim government asked for international help to set up a national coastguard to help tackle piracy, and protect fishermen from illegal foreign fishing boats and to prevent dumping of toxic materials. | Last week, Somalia's interim government asked for international help to set up a national coastguard to help tackle piracy, and protect fishermen from illegal foreign fishing boats and to prevent dumping of toxic materials. |
| Meanwhile, a Nato warship in the Gulf of Aden has intercepted two boats carrying suspected pirates and has disarmed them, AP news agency reports. | Meanwhile, a Nato warship in the Gulf of Aden has intercepted two boats carrying suspected pirates and has disarmed them, AP news agency reports. |
| A Canadian frigate chased the two boats and eventually boarded them. | A Canadian frigate chased the two boats and eventually boarded them. |
| Nato says it found a large amount of firearms and rocket-propelled grenades, as well as equipment such as hook ladders. | Nato says it found a large amount of firearms and rocket-propelled grenades, as well as equipment such as hook ladders. |
| The suspected pirates were released after the equipment was confiscated. | The suspected pirates were released after the equipment was confiscated. |
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| When first loaded, the map's focus falls on Somalia where most of the pirates are based. Use the arrow icons to scroll left towards Europe and the United States which are both playing a central role in tackling the problem. | When first loaded, the map's focus falls on Somalia where most of the pirates are based. Use the arrow icons to scroll left towards Europe and the United States which are both playing a central role in tackling the problem. |
| Scroll to the right for a story about the Philippines, which supplies many of the world's mariners. | Scroll to the right for a story about the Philippines, which supplies many of the world's mariners. |
| You can zoom in for more detail by using the "+" or "-" signs on the upper left hand side. | You can zoom in for more detail by using the "+" or "-" signs on the upper left hand side. |
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