Pirates plunder cargo ship

Copenhagen - Pirates armed with machineguns attacked a cargo ship off the coast of Sierra Leone on Saturday night, plundering…

Copenhagen - Pirates armed with machineguns attacked a cargo ship off the coast of Sierra Leone on Saturday night, plundering the captain's safe and robbing the Ukrainian crew of their belongings, Danish radio news reported.

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