The hijacked UK ship Asian Glory is reportedly carrying not only hundreds of modern cars, but weapons, the Iranian English language Press TV reports. The ship, headed to Saudi Arabia, was coming from Singapore when the Somali pirates hijacked it, according to a Press TV correspondent, who further says the UK ship was carrying the weapons for Saudi Arabia to launch additional attacks on Yemen's Houthi fighters. Press TV also confirms earlier reports that Somali pirates have demanded USD 15 M, the largest amount of ransom asked so far. The ship was kidnapped on January 2 and has 25 crew, of which 8 Bulgarians, 2 Romanians, 10 Ukrainians and 5 Indians.
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15M is not largest ransom asked, what pirates require doesn