The Hidden Side of Somali Piracy

In recent times, the world has witnessed a growing phenomenon in the Horn of Africa: Piracy.
The Hidden Side of Somali Piracy
An armed pirate stands on the coastline at Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. A report of the University of Sonoma in San Francisco says that many of the Somali pirates are bankrupt, outraged fisherman rebelling against the continuous abuse of their fishing grounds by foreign vessels and the dumping of radiactive and toxic waste on their coast. Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Images
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An armed pirate stands on the coastline at Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. A report of the University of Sonoma in San Francisco says that many of the Somali pirates are bankrupt, outraged fisherman rebelling against the continuous abuse of their fishing grounds by foreign vessels and the dumping of radiactive and toxic waste on their coast. (Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Images)
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