Abduhl Wal-i-Musi

Abduhl Wal-i-Musi is the only survivor among four pirate who took Captain Richard Phillips hostage. The other three were killed by snipers from the Navy SEALS. He is thought to be between 17 and 19, though his mother claims he is 16.

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Somali pirate suspect in legal limbo in Spain

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A young Somali captured in connection with the hijacking of a Spanish trawler and brought to Madrid has slipped into legal limbo, with courts unable to decide if he is an adult or a minor or who should prosecute him, an official said Wednesday. For now the suspect has been transferred first from a prison to a home for troubled youths, then to a formal juvenile detention center, while the courts try to figure out how to proceed, the official of the National Court said on condition of anonymity in line with court rules. Suspect Cabdiwell Cabdullahl — his nickname is Abdu Willy — ... Read Full Story

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Somali young pirate suspect to face trial after test

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MADRID (Reuters) - A suspected Somali pirate captured after the hijacking of a Spanish fishing boat will face trial in the high court because a second medical test has confirmed he is older than 18, court sources said on Wednesday. The Spanish navy captured the two Somalis in the Indian Ocean shortly after pirates overran the tuna boat Alakrana on October 2 and took hostage its multinational crew of 36. The pirates are still in control of the boat from the Basque Country in northern Spain, and have said they will not discuss the crew's release until their two comrades are freed. A Spanish ... Read Full Story

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Pirate comes to NY, world away from home in Africa

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Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse grew up destitute in Somalia, the oldest of 12 kids and the product of a violent, lawless nation where his parents scraped together a few dollars a day selling milk and tending to a small herd of camels, cows and goats. For entertainment, he would frequent a run-down outdoor cinema and watch Bollywood movies in a town with no running water or electricity. He eventually joined a gang of pirates who laid siege to an American cargo ship and took the captain hostage before three of them were killed by Navy snipers. Muse survived but was stabbed in the hand with ... Read Full Story

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Mystery surrounds Somali pirate's personal life

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At home in central Somalia, Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse frequented a dusty, outdoor cinema after school, watched Bollywood films dubbed into his native Somali and, his mother says, "was wise beyond his age." Now Muse — the sole surviving Somali pirate from the hostage-taking of an American ship captain — is a world away in New York City to face what are believed to be the first piracy charges in the United States in more than a century. He smiled but said nothing Tuesday as he was led into a federal building under heavy guard. "The last time I saw him he was in his ... Read Full Story

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Somali pirate due in New York court

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The lone surviving pirate captured by US special forces in a high-seas drama off Somalia is due to appear in court on Tuesday in what is believed to be the first US piracy charges for more than a century. Officials said Abdi Wali Muse, who arrived in the city late Monday, would appear at a New York court at around 15:00 pm (1900 GMT). A smiling Muse was Monday led by federal agents past a bank of media cameras and into New York's Federal Plaza in a driving rainstorm after his arrival. His left hand was heavily bandaged with white gauze, the result of ... Read Full Story

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