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Security concerns over pirate attacks

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It has been a week since Somali pirates announced that they had taken a British couple hostage in the Indian Ocean.

Paul and Rachel Chandler were seized as they headed in their yacht from the Seychelles towards Tanzania.

The pirates put up $7m (£4.3m) ransom for the Chandlers who are currently believed to be being held ashore in central Somalia.

The BBC's Will Ross spoke to Major Mohammed Morowa of the Kenya Ports Authority about the risks of pirate attacks.

READ MORE: Kidnapped pair are 'taken inland'

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