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Norwegian warship in sea-battle off Somali coast: EU
A Norwegian warship inspecting fishing boats off the coast of Somalia for suspected pirate activity was caught in heavy gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, a European Union naval commander said.The Norwegian sailors, cruising just off the north-eastern Somali coast, were fired upon in the dead of night by a dhow with between five and seven men on board and armed with heavy weaponry and Kalashnikov rifles, he added. Local Puntland region officials claimed on Sunday that a Yemeni fisherman and a Somali had been killed when "French forces opened fire." Posted by: ed 2009-11-01 |
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