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Somalia: Pirates free 22 hostages after nearly three years of captivity

The hostages from the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg 1 ship were freed after a two-week operation by maritime police in Somalia's breakaway region of Puntland.

A Somali man, part armed militia, part pirate, carries his high-caliber weapon on a beach in the town of Hobyo, central Somalia.

ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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