Piracy suspect nabbed in Germany

on August 24, 2015

Man believe to have been involved in MV Susan K hijacking.

Suspected Somali pirate applying for asylum detained in Germany

Germany authorities have arrested a Somali man suspected of being among a group of pirates who seized a German freighter four years ago.

The MV Susan K, operated by a German shipping firm, was hijacked off the coast of Oman in 2011. Pirates held the crew hostage for more than two months until their demand for a ransom of $3.5 million was paid.

German news agency dpa quoted Osnabrueck prosecutor Alexander Retemeyer as saying Friday that the unidentified Somali had admitted taking part in the hijacking.

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Source: mareeg.com

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Piracy suspect nabbed in Germany

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