Somali pirates said today they have released an Indian-operated ship and its crew of 26 after receiving a ransom of $3.1 million.
"The ship was freed this afternoon after $3.1 million were paid to the pirates who had been holding it for a long time," Mohamed Ilkase, a pirate leader, told AFP by phone.
The MV Al Khaliq bulk carrier was hijacked on October 22 around 180 nautical miles from the Seychelles archipelago in
the Indian Ocean.
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