Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed
Well, well. Some nations play hardball, every game.
Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed - Yahoo! News
By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press Writer Jim Heintz, Associated Press Writer – Fri May 7, 9:35 am ET
MOSCOW – The pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of “imperfections” in international law, the Defense Ministry said Friday, a claim that sparked skepticism — and even suspicion the pirates might have been killed.
Authorities initially said the pirates would be brought to Russia to face criminal charges for hijacking a Russian oil tanker. But Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexei Kuznetsov told The Associated Press on Friday that the pirates had been released.