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U.S. Ship Captain Held Hostage By Pirates has Been Freed
April 12, 2009 |
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CNN reports that Capt. Richard Phillips, the head of the Maersk Alabama who has been held captive by pirates off the Somali coast since Wednesday, was freed today. Phillips is "uninjured and in good condition," and that three of the four pirates were killed. The fourth pirate is in custody. Phillips was taken aboard the USS Bainbridge, a nearby naval warship.”
Amanda Terkel is Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Deputy Editor for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.
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