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MV Iceberg released from Somali pirates
KARACHI: MV Iceberg, along with 23 hostages, has been released from Somali pirates after 19 months with the help of Dubai Government, Geo News reported Tuesday.
The ship carried a crew including people from several countries. Two Pakistanis and six Indians were among the hostages.
Social activist Ansar Burni after arriving in Karachi from Dubai, told Geo News that MV Iceberg, a Panama ship, was hijacked by pirates on March 29, 2010 and later demanded 8 million dollars in exchange for the release of the ship along with crew.
The chief engineer of the ship had committed a suicide after it was hijacked by the Somali pirates.
Ansar Burni said no ransom was paid against the release of the hostages.
Courtesy www.geo.tv