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Defend America on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:27:29 PM
Mysterious Cargo Aboard Iranian Ship Seized by Pirates Raises WMD Concerns
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
By Joseph Abrams
As Somali pirates brazenly maintain their standoff with American warships off the
coast of Africa, the cargo aboard one Iranian ship they commandeered is
raising concerns that it may contain materials that can be used for
chemical or biological weapons.
Some
local officials suspect that instead of finding riches, the pirates
encountered deadly chemical agents aboard the Iranian vessel.
On
Aug. 21, the pirates, armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades,
stole onto the decks of the merchant vessel Iran Deyanat.
They
ransacked the ship and searched the containers. But in the days
following the hijacking, a number of them fell ill and died, suffering
skin burns and hair loss, according to reports.
The
pirates were sickened because of their contact with the seized cargo,
according to Hassan Osman, the Somali minister of Minerals and Oil, who
met with the pirates to facilitate negotiations.
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