Modern-day pirates.

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Modern-day pirates, primarily from Somalia, are a growing problem off the Horn of Africa in the Arabian Sea. Driven by profit rather than ideology, they've raked in more than $100 million in ransom in the past few years. The pirates shown here were captured in February by an international naval force that includes the U.S. Last month, F.B.I. agents in Somalia apprehended Mohammad Shibin, alleged to be the leader of the 14...