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News / Fewer pirate attacks on ships, but violence and kidnapping on the increase, says IDB

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Despite piracy on the world’s oceans falling “significantly”, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a worrying increase of violent hijackings, resulting in the abduction of 44 individuals this year.

IMB said there were 37 armed piracy incidents in the first quarter of 2016, compared with 54 ...

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