Piracy group: Make sure Somali pirates aren’t paid

By Jason Straziuso

Published December 12, 2012 7:50pm ET

Piracy group: Make sure Somali pirates aren’t paid — FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren't made to pirates after a successful attack. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File) | Farah Abdi Warsameh

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren’t made to pirates after a successful attack.

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