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Hostages Free After Years in Pirate Captivity

Description:Beaten, tortured and held for nearly three years in captivity, these hostages are finally starting their journey home. Somali pirates captured 24 crew members of a Dubai-owned ship flying a Panama flag in March 2010. A 15-day rescue operation culminating in a gun battle between maritime police and the pirates, succeeded last week in rescuing the hostages. On Sunday the men who are Filipino, Ghanaian, Indian, Pakistani and Sudanese boarded a UN plane for Kenya. (1:15)

Source: Reuters

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