Somali pirate leader testifies against his crew, says they tried to hijack USS Ashland

Submitted by SONNA on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 20:40

NORFOLK, Va. — A man who says he was the leader of a band of Somali pirates testified Friday against his former crew members in the 2010 attack on the USS Ashland. Jama Idle Ibrahim said he and six other men tried to hijack the Ashland off the coast of ...

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