MISC dismisses image of starving hostages

MISC says that Somali pirates are using reports of a shortage of food on two hijacked tankers to undermine negotiations, writes Marcus Hand.

Last week, Malaysian state newswire Bernama reported that a crewman held hostage onboard the hijacked Bunga Melati 5 had told his family by telephone they received just one cup of meal a day from the pirates....

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