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Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom, free 36 hostages

By Associated Press
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Added 122d 23h ago
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — As a Spanish warship looked on, a $3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat today and Somali pirates freed a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members.

Spain’s prime minister did little to deny paying off the hijackers — one reason the lucrative attacks are on the rise.

 
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