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Somali 'pirate' in US court

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A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates has appeared in a federal court in New York.

The judge has ruled Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse will face trial as an adult, despite his mother's claims that he is a juvenile.

Laura Trevelyan reports from New York.

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