Arabian coins found in US may unlock 17th-century pirate mystery
by Associated Press in Warwick, Rhode Island from World news | The Guardian on (#5G2HN)
Discovery may explain escape of Capt Henry Every after murderous raid on Indian emperor's ship
A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in the US state of Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may help solve a centuries-old cold case.
The villain in this tale: a murderous English pirate who became the world's most-wanted criminal after plundering a ship carrying Muslim pilgrims home to India from Mecca, then eluded capture by posing as a slave trader.
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