You know, officially there is no ransom.

你知道，官方称他们没有缴纳赎金。

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Frattini stressed that the ship was not freed as the result of military action and he said that no ransom was paid.

弗拉蒂尼强调说，这艘拖船被释放并不是军事行动的结果。他还说没有支付任何赎金。

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The result is that ship owners, knowing that no rescue is imminent, pay the ransom.

结果就是，指望不上即刻救援的船只所有者，只能支付赎金。

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Separately, a French foreign ministry official told reporters in Paris the agent had escaped on his own, without incident, and that no ransom had been paid.

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"At this time I can say we know of no ransom demand, " Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert told reporters.

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Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Vatican in Rome said Basil George Casmoussa was safely released and no ransom was paid.

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