The three alleged abusers of a 17-year-old teen, who escaped captivity with a shackle on his ankle, tortured him with a bat, knife and belt, according to court documents released Thursday. Authorities say the teen escaped a year of captivity Monday and walked into a fitness center in Tracy, California, bruised and battered, wearing only boxer shorts.
Seven Somali men in possession of rocket grenades and AK-47 guns were rescued by a Danish Navy ship in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the Danish Navy told CNN. The men rescued "are suspected to be pirates because they were carrying firearms," a press officer with the Danish Navy said.