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| Pirates free crew of Spanish boat | |
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| Pirates have released a Spanish fishing boat and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia last week. | |
| The Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, was released along with all of its crew on Saturday, the Spanish government says. | |
| Spain's deputy prime minister, Maria Teresa de la Vega, said the crew were "in perfect health" and were on their way to "safer waters". | Spain's deputy prime minister, Maria Teresa de la Vega, said the crew were "in perfect health" and were on their way to "safer waters". |
| Ms de la Vega said that the release had been achieved through negotiations. | Ms de la Vega said that the release had been achieved through negotiations. |
| The Basque tuna boat was attacked by pirates armed with grenade launchers about 250 miles (400km) off the coast of Somalia on 20 April. | |
| The government was making plans to repatriate the crew of 13 Spaniards and 13 Africans, Ms de la Vega said. | |
| The deputy prime minister did not say if a ransom had been paid. |