Pirate hostages go on hunger strike
BBC News
A number of Indian and Bangladeshi fishermen being held hostage by Somali pirates have gone on hunger strike.
They are protesting against the conditions in which they are being held, the BBC understands.
The fishermen are being held in the pirate stronghold of Eyl where their condition is deteriorating rapidly, a BBC reporter in the region says.
It is believed that the men were kidnapped after their fishing boat drifted ashore. Unlike most pirate hostages, they are being held on land instead of on board captured ships.
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