Pirates have been successful in their most recent hijacking, receiving a hefty ransom of $7 million dollars.
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U.S. Officials are surprised the "religion of peace" would actually train children to attack ships off the coast of Somalia.
What a shocker.
Authorities had previously put the surviving Somali suspect's age at somewhere from 16 to 20. He surrendered Sunday, leaving a covered lifeboat where he and three other pirates had been holding merchant Capt. Richard Phillips hostage. Shortly after his surrender, the three others were killed by snipers. Phillips was rescued unharmed.
"Untrained teenagers with heavy weapons," Gates told a group of students and faculty at the Marine Corps War College. "Everybody in the room knows the consequences of that."
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. Embassy warned Friday that Somali-based extremists may try to kidnap American citizens from Kenyan beach resorts.
"There are indications that Islamic extremists based in Somalia may be planning to target Westerners, especially American citizens, in the Kiwayu Island tourist area and other beach sites frequented by Western travelers on the northeast coast near Somalia," the embassy, which is also responsible for Somalia, said in an e-mail to U.S. citizens.
An embassy official - speaking on condition of anonymity, citing embassy guidelines - said the warning was based on a tip from Kenyan security services this week.
And Muslims still insist Islam does not target innocent civilians.
