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Summary Somali authorities claimed that 22 hostages have been rescued from pirates.
MOGADISHU: The authorities in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
"Puntland government forces conducting a humanitarian rescue operation have safely rescued 22 hostages on board the MV Iceberg 1 vessel," they said in a statement.
