Pirates threaten to kill captured Spanish seamen
Reuters
Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, a senior officer aboard the vessel said on Friday.
The Spanish navy captured two Somalis in the Indian Ocean shortly after pirates seized the tuna boat Alakrana on October 2 and took its 36 crew hostage. The suspects are set to face trial in Spain on kidnapping and other charges.
The pirates took three crew members ashore and threatened to kill them, but Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos later said the three had been returned to the vessel.
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