Hijackers killed charter-boat crew, survivor says in affidavit

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The four missing crew members of a charter boat found drifting and abandoned Sunday in the Florida Straits were shot and killed by hijackers and their bodies thrown overboard, according to one surviving passenger whose account was outlined in an arrest affidavit filed Wednesday in federal court.

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This article was published Thursday, September 27, 2007.

Front Section, Pages 1, 7 on 09/27/2007

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