Pirates

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<p>Last month’s National Geographic magazine had a large article about the pirates in the Strait of Malacca:</p>

<p>*Since 2002, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has recorded 258 pirate attacks in the Malacca Strait and surrounding waters, including more than 200 sailors held hostage and 8 killed. *</p>

<p><a href=“http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-10/malacca-strait-pirates/pirates-text.html?fs=canyon[/url]”>http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-10/malacca-strait-pirates/pirates-text.html?fs=canyon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;