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| French warship captures pirates | French warship captures pirates |
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| A French warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy. | A French warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy. |
| The pirates were captured by a warship from an EU piracy patrol, hours after a failed attack on a US ship. | The pirates were captured by a warship from an EU piracy patrol, hours after a failed attack on a US ship. |
| News of the incidents came as the UN special envoy for Somalia said the attacks threatened international peace. | News of the incidents came as the UN special envoy for Somalia said the attacks threatened international peace. |
| He urged financial backers of the "bandits", as he called them, to be identified and held accountable. | He urged financial backers of the "bandits", as he called them, to be identified and held accountable. |
| The latest attack involved pirates firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a US-flagged cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, which was carrying food aid for Africa. | The latest attack involved pirates firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a US-flagged cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, which was carrying food aid for Africa. |
| 'Mother ship' | |
| The French Defence Ministry said the warship Nivose captured the pirates about 550 miles (900km) east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa. | |
| It had detected a "mother ship", or command vessel, on Tuesday, and observed it overnight before launching an assault early on Wednesday, the ministry said. | |
| An attack on a Liberian-registered vessel was also thwarted, the ministry added. | |
| The Nivose is part of the European Union's operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden. | |
| Despite several anti-piracy patrols, there has been an increase in attacks in the past few days, with four ships seized and others attacked. | |
| The United Nations special envoy for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, said the attacks were threatening international peace. | |
| In a BBC interview, he also called for help for poor Somalis themselves, many of whom were being exploited by the pirates. | |
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