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Four hostages had been shot by their captors. it looks like they were trying to negotiate with the pirates. they were trying to save the lives of these four americans, but they ultimately died of gunshot wounds once that gunfire broke out. u.s. centcom commander is saying we express our deepest condolences for the innocent lives that were lost aboard the quest. it looks like there was an attempt to negotiate with these pirates. gunfire erupted and once u.s. officials got on board the yacht, they realize the the four american hostages had been killed. we will continue to update on y this story....

Been killed and now we're getting the back story. apparently, u.s. forces were trying to negotiate with the somali pirates that had taken these four americans hostage. during those negotiations, the forces heard gunshots being fired. boarded that yacht and discovered that all four of those passengers had been killed. scott adam of california, phyllis mckay and bob rigle from seattle, also jean adam of california as well. the yacht sv quest was hijacked on friday in the indian ocean and now we are learning the sad news all four have been killed by their hostage-takers wr we could be talking abo...

That's the goal. they get something like $3 million to $4 million, sometimes more, in exchange of hostages for ransom. what's been happening lately, suddenly the pirates taking a very violent turn, threatening beheading, attacking crews in safe rooms, torturing hostages. there are multiple examples to show that, even taking hostages to help them hijack. it's ominous because it seems as though the violence is now specifically targeting americans. what has happened is also in the last few weeks, the irene, sl, another ship bound for the united states with $200 million worth of crude was also tar...

He was on state television a few seconds last night to prove he was still in the country. >> translator: i want to have some rest because i was talking to the young man at the green square and i want to stay the night with them but then start raining. i want to show them i'm in tripoli, not venezuela. don't believe the dogs in the media. >> we will get back to the protests happening across the arab nations. we are getting word, the four americans that were captured by somali pirates, getting word now that they have been found dead. our chris lawrence, our pentagon correspondent, is on the ph...

Why is if you have a class of 60 students, what kid, what parent is going to want their kids in that class? this is going to cause, he says, parents to pull their kids from these classes and take them to the suburbs. each time you take a kid out of a detroit public school class, the funding falls. it's a vicious cycle but that is the latest development. >> keep us posted. thanks so much. >> you got it. we are following the tragic story of the four americans now report killed by the pirates near somalia. we have more details for you straight ahead. ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ ...