Somali militants are holding several pirate bosses in Haradhere, on the Somali coast, after talks on the rebels'' share of a ransom payout fell apart
Special Correspondent
Feb. 18, 2011

Somali militants are holding several pirate bosses in Haradhere, on the Somali coast, after talks on the rebels'' share of a ransom payout fell apart.

Pirate sources said they were close to cementing a multi-million-dollar ransom deal for the release of two vessels but their refusal to give al Shabaab fighters 20 percent of the ransom led to the talks'' collapse. A pirate told Reuters by telephone that al Shabaab arrested four pirate ringleaders after the pirates rejected the militants'' demands.

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