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07-10-2009, 09:11 PM
A group of Somali pirates has been captured after attacking a French navy ship by mistake, apparently thinking it was a harmless cargo vessel.
French military spokesman Admiral Christophe Prazuck said the pirates attacked in skiffs late at night some 500km (310 miles) off the Somali coast.
But the command and supply ship, the Somme, repelled the attack and chased the pirates, capturing five of them.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Pirates hit navy ship 'in error' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8294858.stm)
French military spokesman Admiral Christophe Prazuck said the pirates attacked in skiffs late at night some 500km (310 miles) off the Somali coast.
But the command and supply ship, the Somme, repelled the attack and chased the pirates, capturing five of them.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Pirates hit navy ship 'in error' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8294858.stm)