Navy actions help cut Somali pirate hijacking: watchdog – National Post

National Post Navy actions help cut Somali pirate hijacking : watchdog National Post By Jonathan Saul LONDON — Pre-emptive strikes by naval forces, the deployment of private armed guards and protective measures by ships helped to almost halve the number of successful hijackings by Somali pirates last year, a maritime watchdog said on … Navy actions help cut Somali pirate hijacking -watchdog Reuters Armed guards dent Somali pirates' record year Financial Times 2011 Piracy Attacks Totaled 439; 275 off Somalia: ICC/IMB Report Insurance Journal all 151 news articles

Car bomb blast kills four in Mogadishu

At least four people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, an official from emergency services says.

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Car bomb blast kills four in Mogadishu

139 killed in huge Mogadishu blast

A powerful bomb explosion has rocked Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing at least 139 people and injuring scores more, Press TV reports.

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Somalia Truck Bomb: Explosion Kills At Least 70 In Capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, a rescue official said. Among the dead were students and parents.

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