A Kenyan court in the port town of Mombasa jailed 11 Somali men to five years each for trying to hijack a Liberian-flagged ship last year, the European Naval force said on Thursday. The 11 were charged in relation to the attack on the MV Safmarine Asia in April 2009. An EU Navfor patrol ship thwarted the attack and seized the men, who were then handed to Kenya.
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Kenya jails 11 Somali pirates: EU Navfor
A Kenyan court in the port town of Mombasa jailed 11 Somali men to five years each for trying to hijack a Liberian-flagged ship last year, the European Naval force said on Thursday. The 11 were charged in relation to the attack on the MV Safmarine Asia in April 2009. An EU Navfor patrol ship [&helli
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