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US Navy Arrests 7 Suspected Pirates

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 11, 2009 7:30 PM CST

(Newser) – The US Navy today let pirates around the Horn of Africa know that there's a new sheriff in town. A Navy vessel arrested seven suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden after they attempted to board a commercial tanker, CNN reports. The arrests are the...   Read full story »

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