Montag, 9. Januar 2012

Danish navy captures pirate vessel, frees hostages

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish navy ship seized a suspected pirate vessel off the coast of Somalia and freed 14 hostages on board, the navy said on Sunday.
The Absalon warship, serving in NATO's counter-piracy mission Ocean Shield, captured the fishing vessel and 25 suspected pirates on Saturday, a navy spokesman said.
The suspected pirates, believed to be Somali, were being questioned on Sunday, spokesman Mikael Bill said.
"The operation went as planned, without casualties to the

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