Somali pirates kill Yemeni fisherman

Sunday, March 29, 2009

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MUKALLA (Saba) - Security forces in Mukalla city of Hadramout governorate said that a fisherman body aboard a boat arrived on Sunday at the port of the governorate, the Security Information Center of Interior Ministry reported Sunday.

The fisherman named Sahl Juma'an al-Sani, 45, has been killed few days ago in the Somali territorial waters by Somali pirates were trying to seize the boat. Al-Sani has been shot in his shoulder and subsequently died, the fisherman's friends told the center adding that two other fishermen were also injured.

Security authorities in Mukalla city have begun investigations to unveil the case circumstances.

Worth to mention is that Yemeni fishing boats have been attacked 50 times last year by Somali pirates.

MD/AF

Source: Saba, Mar 29, 2009

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