Sunday, January 22, 2006

BBC NEWS | Africa | US navy captures Somali 'pirates'

BBC NEWS | Africa | US navy captures Somali 'pirates': "US navy captures Somali 'pirates'

The suspect vessel ignored orders from the Churchill

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The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.

The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill went in pursuit of a suspect vessel after receiving a report of piracy, the navy said.

When other efforts failed, the Churchill fired warning shots to bring the boat to a halt."

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