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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 16 > French raid pirate ‘mother ship’

French raid pirate ‘mother ship’

Naval forces capture 11 suspects in assault off Somalian coast

By Sharon Otterman and Mark McDonald / The Bulletin
April 16, 2009

French forces detained 11 people suspected of being pirates during an assault on what they described as a pirate “mother ship” in the Indian Ocean off Somalia on Wednesday.

The 11 suspects detained Wednesday were being held on board a French frigate, the Nivose, the French....

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