Hired guns can help to tackle threat of piracy, says minister

Carol Huang for The National

ABU DHABI // Private security contractors could play a valuable role in countering maritime piracy, the British minister for Africa said during a visit to the UAE yesterday .
The number of companies offering antipiracy training and protection has soared in recent years due to the rise of the threat, although not without controversy.
As long as they are closely regulated, contracted security could be useful at sea and on land in Somalia, said the

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