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Judge: US has jurisdiction in Somali murder trial

The Associated Press

December 3, 2012

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled Somalia's territorial waters extend only 12 miles from shore, allowing the U.S. to continue its prosecution of the murders of four Americans aboard their pirated yacht.

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