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East African Piracy Slashed But Govt-Pirate Ties Growing

Reports from the International Maritime Bureau reveal a significant decrease in piracy levels in the first quarter of 2012, but reports of growing ties between Somali government officials and pirate leaders threatens to reverse this positive trend.
EUNAVFOR

Suspected Somali pirates are apprehended by a patrol of the European Union Naval Force Somalia.

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