NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A French naval vessel intercepted 11 suspected pirates traveling off the Somali coast on Sunday in two assault vessels and a so-called "mothership" loaded with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, the French Defense Ministry said.Read more here.
It was the French ship's third pirate intervention in a month. France has been the most aggressive in pursuing pirates out of more than a dozen nations patrolling shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden.
Monday, May 4, 2009
11 Somali pirates captured
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I read that they tossed the weapons overboard.
I failed to read the bit though about how they tied the pirates to the weapons and then tossed the whole lot overboard.
I can't figure out why they keep letting these guys go. Wouldn't it "help the cause" if dead pirates started washing ashore.
O/T Thanks for coming over to my place!
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