Four pirates holding Danish sailors 'detained'

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9:10 PM Sat 26 Mar 2011 GMT

'Ing crew the Johansen family kidnapped by Somali pirates' .

Four of the pirates holding hostage a group of seven Danes have been detained by security forces of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. Early this month, at least six Puntland soldiers were killed in an unsuccessful attempt to free the hostages. The family of five cruising sailors and two Danish crew were seized Feb. 24 as they were attempting a trip around the world in their yacht ING. 'It is great honor for our security forces to try to rescue the Danish family. We have detained four of those pirates as we are on the way to unchain and free the ...

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