Ten Somali men who hijacked the UAE bulker Arrilah-1 were forced to carry out the attack, according to their lawyer.
Ahmed Al Othali told the federal court in Abu Dhabi the men could not be held responsible for the seizure because their boss, an Iranian man named Abdulmajeed, had threatened them with death if they did not take part.
"We all know the situation of our brothers in Somalia and the poverty they suffer and after the world closed its doors on the defendants they went to seek jobs from a person called Abdullah," said Al Othali.
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