Laasqoray (almuniir) -The administration of Lasqoray of Sanaag region says the five young men who were detained earlier by the joint naval warships to combat piracy have returned to their homes after they were under their custody for one month.
Ahmed Abdikarim Adan, one of the fishermen detained told our news agency that they were in no possession of weapons at the time of their detention. Ahmed said the forces anti-piracy forces could not believe they were fishermen.
The freed young men said they were asked many questions regarding their presence on the water. They confirmed that they did not receive any mistreatment in the hands of the anti-piracy forces.
The young men were taken captives by a Belgium naval vessel after they were suspected of being pirates.
Joint naval vessels from different countries of the world are patrolling the sea of Somalia after Somali pirates plagued the coast off Somalia impounding ships and crew at gunpoint and demanding ransoms before release. This has made the piracy off Somalia coast the most dangerous in the world.
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