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French nab 11 pirates
Pirate whack-a-mole is becoming quite a popular pastime in that part of the ocean...
Richard's $.02 
French nab 11 pirates
French forces raided a pirate supply ship and detained 11 brigands off the coast of Kenya on Wednesday, as pirate attacks and counterattacks racheted up tensions in one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
The French forces launched their early morning attack after observing the pirates overnight. A French surveillance helicopter spotted the pirates' vessel Tuesday, the French Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The raid thwarted the sea bandits' planned attack on a Liberian-registered vessel, the ministry said. The ship was intercepted 550 miles east of the Kenyan city of Mombasa.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...hooModule_News
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