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NAIROBI, Kenya — A shootout between rival Somali pirate gangs over their biggest ransom ever threatened to turn an oil supertanker and the 28 hostages aboard into a fireball until bandits begged the anti-piracy force for help, a negotiator said Monday.
A group of pirates showed up in two speedboats just before a $5.5 million ransom was to be dropped by parachute onto the Maran Centaurus, according to a Somali businessman responsible for the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Helicopters chased away the attackers, who were seeking a cut of the ransom, after the pirates onboard called for help.
