Somali pirates: Western boats ’loot’ Somali fish

By Associated Press
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Added 21d 17h ago

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali pirates who are demanding $7 million in ransom for a British sailing couple say boats from other countries are "looting" Somalia’s fish-rich waters, a pirate spokesman said Saturday.

Ahmed Gadaf, who says he’s a spokesman for the pirates, said the group holding the couple hostage off Somalia’s coast was made up of "voluntary guards" — not pirates.

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In this undated photo made available by the family, shows Paul Chandler, who went missing with his wife Rachel when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at an unknown location.