Navy Rescues Captain, 3 Pirates Killed
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, APMOMBASA, Kenya (April 12)
- An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a U.S. Navy operation that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, a senior U.S. intelligence official said.One of the pirates was wounded and in custody after a swift firefight, the official said.
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In a firefight at sea, the U.S. Navy rescues an American cargo ship captain who had been held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A senior U.S. intelligence official says that three of the four pirates who had been holding Capt. Richard Phillips, above, have been killed. The fourth was wounded and is in U.S. custody.
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More info here > http://news.aol.com/world/pirates as it happens.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, APMOMBASA, Kenya (April 12)
- An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a U.S. Navy operation that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, a senior U.S. intelligence official said.One of the pirates was wounded and in custody after a swift firefight, the official said.
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In a firefight at sea, the U.S. Navy rescues an American cargo ship captain who had been held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A senior U.S. intelligence official says that three of the four pirates who had been holding Capt. Richard Phillips, above, have been killed. The fourth was wounded and is in U.S. custody.
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More info here > http://news.aol.com/world/pirates as it happens.
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http://www.fairplay.co.uk/ - Phillips free, three pirates dead
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