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E.U. Task Force Arrests Pirates After Fishing Boat Attack

October 28 2009

Somalia

European Union warships captured seven suspected Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Suspected pirates in two skiffs opened fire on a French fishing boat 350 nautical miles off the Somali coast, said E.U. officials. Security guards on the vessel reportedly scared them off with warning shots.

A Spanish helicopter with the E.U.'s naval force then spotted the skiffs fleeing the scene and fired warning shots, stopping them.

The crew of a German...

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