Somalia: Spanish Court Convicts Six Somali Pirates

Spain's top criminal court on Wednesday (February 4th) convicted six Somalis for their role in attacking a Spanish tuna trawler off the Somali coast in 2012, AFP reported.

Each of the six were sentenced to more than 16 years in jail for piracy and membership in a criminal group.

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