TB kills piracy suspect

on November 11, 2015

Suspect was among 120 on trial.

Tuberculosis kills Somali on trial for piracy

MUMBAI: One of the 120 alleged Somali pirates nabbed in four operations died of natural causes at JJ Hospital on Sunday. The 28-year-old undertrial, Abdi Chama, had tuberculosis and suffered from other lung-related ailments.

A native of Mogadishu, Chama was arrested on March 16, 2011. He was lodged at Taloja jail. Official documents list his relative as his mother, Bargi.

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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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