Nine pirates reportedly killed as aid workers rescued by same team who killed bin Laden
(NEWSER) - Navy SEALs, reportedly the same team that took out Osama bin Laden, launched a daring helicopter raid early today in Somalia, freeing an American and a Danish aid worker held by kidnappers since October , reports MSNBC . Helicopters landed just outside the pirates' camp in the pre-dawn hours, entering the camp on foot and engaging in a firefight, before freeing both hostages unharmed. They then returned to a US base in Djibouti. Nine pirates were killed in the battle, according to unofficial reports from other pirates. More»
