Ansar Burney says he was never in touch with MV Iceberg pirates

Carol Huang
DUBAI // An activist who pledged last year to raise money and negotiate the release of a ship long held by Somali pirates said today that he never spoke with the kidnappers nor had the authority to do so.
The MV Iceberg, owned by the Dubai-based Azal Shipping and hijacked in March 2010, is the longest ship currently held by pirates. One of its 24-man crew died on board after seven months.

The former human rights minister of Pakistan and now British-based lawyer Ansar

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