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Eye in the Somali sky

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The American military has started flying unmanned spy aircraft in an effort to track the Somali pirates causing havoc in the Indian Ocean. The pirates have disrupted major shipping lanes and are holding close to two hundred people ransom.

Our East Africa correspondent, Will Ross, reports from the Seychelles.

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