A Kenyan judge sentenced seven Somalis to five years in jail yesterday for attempting to hijack a cargo vessel last year, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission known as EU Navfor said. The group was detained on May 7, 2009, by the Spanish navy after officers fired warning shots from a helicopter during an attack on the Maltese-registered merchant ship Anny Petrakis, EU Navfor said today in an e-mailed statement.
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Kenya Convicts Seven Somali Pirates for Attempted Hijacking of Cargo Ship
A Kenyan judge sentenced seven Somalis to five years in jail yesterday for attempting to hijack a cargo vessel last year, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission known as EU Navfor said. The group was detained on May 7, 2009, by the Spanish navy after officers fired warning shots from a helicopter
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