Notorious Somali pirate 'Big Mouth' arrested

Brussels

ONE of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders, known as "Big Mouth", has been arrested in Brussels and placed in custody pending charges, judicial sources said yesterday.

Mohamed Abdi Hassan, known as "Afweyne" or "Big Mouth", was being held in Bruges after being detained at Brussels airport on Saturday on disembarking from a flight from Nairobi, Belga news agency said.