Freitag, 13. Januar 2012

UK, US Sailors Capture Suspected Somali Pirates

Britain's Royal Navy says it has captured 13 suspected pirates off Somalia's coast in a joint operation with a U.S. Navy destroyer.

The defense ministry says helicopters, Royal Marine snipers and two military vessels — one British, one American — were deployed early Friday to intercept a dhow in the Indian Ocean.

Despite the show of force, the suspected pirates refused to stop, and surrendered only after Royal Marines boarded the ship.

The ministry said that the dhow had

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