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Vol. 5 Num 83 Wed. August 18, 2004  
   
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Indian pirates kidnap 10 fishermen


Indian pirates kidnapped 10 Bangladeshi fishermen from Raimongal river in Sundarbans early yesterday.

They threatened to kill the fishermen if a ransom of Tk 10 lakh was not paid within 72 hours.

Shyamnagar police said they were trying to rescue the fishermen.

Sources said the pirates swooped on a trawler on the Raimongal river while it was heading towards the deep sea with the fishermen aboard. They (pirates) took away the fishermen at gunpoint.

The pirates threatened to kill the fishermen if the money was not reached South Talpatty within 72 hours.