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Italian Navy helicopter foils pirate attack

Rome, Italy - Against a Caribbean merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden

The military on board of an Italian AB-212 helicopter that took off from the "Maestrale" frigate foiled a new pirate attack, this time against a Caribbean merchant ship (dubbed "Maria K"), in the Gulf of Aden. For the first time Italian troops managed to arrest the Somali pirates that are now detained on the frigate, waiting to go to court, probably in Italy. Nine armed men this morning at 9:00...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104913
Rome, Italy, 05/22/2009 17:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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