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Pakistani hostages released by pirates

The Pakistani crew of a pirated Malaysian-flagged container ship, MV Albedo, held hostage by Somali pirates has been reportedly released, a private TV channel learnt Wednesday. According to sources, all the seven Pakistani seamen have been pulled through to safety. Of all 22 hostages, seven are from Pakistan and Bangladesh each, six are from Sri Lanka, and one each from India and Iran. One Indian sailor has already died since the vessel was captured in November 2010.

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