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South Korean policemen lead Somali pirates, hooded, to South Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard in Busan, South Korea. Pic: AP.

Somali pirate case sparks Korean media frenzy

By Mon, Jan 31, 2011 12:16PM UTC View Comments South Korean policemen lead Somali pirates, hooded, to South Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard in Busan, South Korea. Pic: AP.

Five of the Somali pirates who hijacked South Korean crew members arrived in Korea yesterday and now are under investigation. Korea’s regional court issued arrest warrants for them, marking it the country’s first legal case involving pirates. There has been a media frenzy surrounding this case. Updates were prominently featured  on all mainstream media, with...

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