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JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO, Spain's Prime Minister, after his nation paid a $3.3 million ransom to Somali pirates in exchange for the release of a Spanish tuna boat and its 36 crew members, who had been held hostage on the Indian Ocean for more than six weeks...
...ships to be attacked in the Gulf of Aden through September of this year, the Alakrana and its three dozen crew have been held hostage off the coast of Somalia for the past six weeks. The pirates have demanded a ransom of $4 million, far more than the $1.2 million reportedly paid to release another Spanish trawler that was hijacked in April 2008. There have been reports - though no confirmation - from Echebaster, the firm that owns the Alakrana, that the company would be willing to pay the amount. But for the moment, their willingness is largely irrelevant...
...simplest option would just be to cede to the pirates' demands, pay the ransom and return the two detainees," says Echeverria. "That would solve the humanitarian crisis, but it would also invite other pirates to start making similar demands...
...Kennaugh and Amadio gave the police a typed-ransom note that they said they had found behind a painting that had not been stolen. Richards said that they have conducted full fingerprinting analysis of the note. Additionally, the police say they have determined that there was no entry at the alleged point of break...
...Sayyaf leaders with important connections to funding in the Middle East were killed. According to one analyst, Abu Sayyaf is running low on funds, and no new leader has come forward to unite the disgruntled factions within the group. And once again, Abu Sayyaf is back to kidnapping for ransom money as a means of funding its operations. In January, the group held three Red Cross workers hostage, and analysts suspect they were released only after large ransoms were paid...