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US unveils plan to tackle piracy
Two US ships have been attacked by pirates in the past weekUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has unveiled a four-point plan to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden.She said an expanded international effort was needed, as well as freezing pirates' assets, and plugging gaps in the shipping industry's own defences. Improving the situation in Somalia itself was also key, she said. Pirate attacks have increased in the past few days, including on US vessels, despite anti-piracy patrols by the US and other navies. The US Navy shot dead three pirates a few days ago in the rescue of a US cargo ship captain who had been taken hostage from his own ship. The captain was unhurt and a fourth pirate was captured. The French navy captured 11 pirates on Wednesday after intercepting a "mother ship" or command vessel about 550 miles (900km) off the coast of Kenya. ... MORE ...
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