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Somali teen pirate arrives in NYC, awaits hearing

China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-22 07:50

Somali teen pirate arrives in NYC, awaits hearing

Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, accused of hijacking the Maersk Alabama and taking its captain Richard Phillips hostage, is led into a federal building in New York on Monday. Reuters

NEW YORK: A Somali teenager arrived to face what are believed to be the first piracy charges in the United States in more than a century, smiling but saying nothing as he was led into a federal building under heavy guard.

Somali teen pirate arrives in NYC, awaits hearing

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