Somali pirates are vying for the ransom of a freed journalist. 3 dead

(B2) Sharing a ransom between Somali pirates allegedly went wrong on Thursday (September 25) in Galkayo (Mudug region). At least five people were killed in gunfire between two groups of pirates in the Barahley district, south of Galkayo, according to the site Garowe Online. 3 pirates were killed and 2 civilians as well. One of the "pillars" of piracy, Ali Dhuule, would be among the dead, according to the Somali site. The two groups were apparently arguing over the sharing of the ransom paid for the release of the German-American journalist (more than $1,6 million).

Michael Scott Moore was released on Tuesday (September 23) after 2 1/2 years in captivity. Possessing dual nationality (German and American), he had been captured le 21 January 2012, in Galkayo, while conducting research to write a book on piracy. Living in Berlin, he works for Der Spiegel and is the European correspondent for Miller-McCune Magazine. He is also the author of a book renowned in the surfing world "Sweetness and Blood: How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, with Some Unexpected".

Immediately after his release, he was taken on a small plane to Mogadishu where he received medical treatment before being evacuated to Kenya. He is in " good condition being the circumstances said a German intelligence personnel, according to Der Spiegel.