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Ships leaving Kenyan port at risk from pirates



Sailors attacked by Somali pirates normally seek haven in the port of Mombasa, Kenya.

Kenya's government says Somali pirates have received more than $150m in ransom over the past year, and this is encouraging the pirates to extend their area of attack.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports.

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