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ARMED with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, dangerous Somalian pirates are holding over 100 seamen hostage including 65 Malaysians and eight vessels.

Their demand is over RM3 mil for the release of each vessel. Negotiations are now under way with a French ship skipper, a former hostage, leading the talks for Malaysia.

As a precaution, the Malaysian navy has sent a crack team to the Gulf of Aden, in the event a rescue mission needs to be mounted.

The pirates are well-armed with sophisticated weapons and boats, complete with military structure and have a fleet admiral, vice admiral and a head of financial operations.

> They have a fleet of speedboats that take off from harmless-looking trawlers before raiding unsuspecting ships

> They are armed with rocket launchers, grenade launchers, GPS and have sound knowledge of shipping lanes and routes

> Three suspected fishing trawlers with names Buruma Ocean or Arena or Athena have been identified as mother vessels supplying information to the pirates.

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