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Thursday, April 16, 2009

French warship captures pirates

A French warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid clamour for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy.The gang was captured by a warship from an EU piracy patrol, French officials said, hours after a failed attack on a US ship.Other pirates released a Greek ship and its 24 crew held since mid-March.News of the incidents came as the UN special envoy for Somalia said the attacks threatened international peace.The latest raid involved pirates firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a US-flagged cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, which was carrying food aid for Africa.

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