PM Seeks Help to Keep Coast Clear of Pirates
Somalia's prime minister called on neighbouring countries yesterday to send warships to patrol his lawless country's waters following the latest hijacking of a ship by pirates.
Somalia's prime minister called on neighbouring countries yesterday to send warships to patrol his lawless country's waters following the latest hijacking of a ship by pirates.
Ali Mohamed Gedi, speaking from his exiled government's offices in Nairobi, urged all nearby countries to secure Somalia's 1,880-mile coastline. Somalia has had no effective government since it collapsed into civil war in 1991.
Six gunmen seized a ship with a 10-man crew on Wednesday. About 400 tonnes of UN aid was seized for ransom. It is the second ship hijacking in Somalia in recent days.
Ali Mohamed Gedi, speaking from his exiled government's offices in Nairobi, urged all nearby countries to secure Somalia's 1,880-mile coastline. Somalia has had no effective government since it collapsed into civil war in 1991.
Six gunmen seized a ship with a 10-man crew on Wednesday. About 400 tonnes of UN aid was seized for ransom. It is the second ship hijacking in Somalia in recent days.
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