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| Somali pirates hijack Korean ship | Somali pirates hijack Korean ship |
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| Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship, just a day after a Japanese vessel was seized off the East African coast | Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship, just a day after a Japanese vessel was seized off the East African coast |
| The South Korean ship, which was seized late Monday or early Tuesday, had 22 crew members. | The South Korean ship, which was seized late Monday or early Tuesday, had 22 crew members. |
| It was seized near the port in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, protected by African Union peacekeepers. | It was seized near the port in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, protected by African Union peacekeepers. |
| The area is notorious for piracy - of 16 reported hijackings worldwide this year, 11 were off the Somali coast. | The area is notorious for piracy - of 16 reported hijackings worldwide this year, 11 were off the Somali coast. |
| "The hijacking was masterminded by the same people who were supposed to bring it into the docking," said Paddy Ankunda, the spokesman for the AU troops in Mogadishu. | |
| He said the militiamen were demanding a $15,000 ransom to free the vessel. | He said the militiamen were demanding a $15,000 ransom to free the vessel. |
| The South Korean freighter had already unloaded its cargo at the time of its capture. | The South Korean freighter had already unloaded its cargo at the time of its capture. |
| Somalia is rated as the second most high-risk country for piracy in the world after Indonesia. |