Exclusive pictures: Somalian pirates in Eyl

  1. Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2008 - 10:03
    AfricaNews editor
    Photo's by Sheekh Aduun
    Eyl, a town in the self-declared autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, has become a pirate haven with more than a dozen ships being held captive by pirate crews. The Puntland government has acknowledged that they are relatively powerless to stop pirate activities. Recently Africanews photographer Sheekh Aduun spent a day with the pirates.
    Somalian pirates in Eyl. Photo by Sheekh Aduun
    See the pictures Sheekh Aduun made on the bottom of this page.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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