Wednesday, April 15, 2009

"Suspected pirates...


...keep their hands in the air as they are apprehended by the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) in Gulf of Aden, Somalia in this photo taken on February 11, 2009 during a counterpiracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on a third on April 14, 2009 in attacks that showed their determination to continue striking shipping in the area's strategic waterways."

REUTERS/Jason R. Zalasky/U.S. Navy photo/Handout



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