1.0 link 145472 <![CDATA[Somali Pirates Pursued By Somali Islamic Insurgents]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/21/somali-pirates-pursued-by_n_145472.html MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said.

Separately, police in the capital Mogadishu said they ambushed and shot dead 17 Islamist militants, in the latest illustration of the chaos in the Horn of Africa country that has fueled a dramatic surge in piracy.

The Sirius Star -- a Saudi vessel with a $100 million oil cargo...

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