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| Five Somali pirates extradited: Dutch prosecutor |
| 2009-02-10 |
| FIVE Somali pirates, intercepted in the Gulf of Aden as they attacked a Dutch cargo ship, have been extradited to the Netherlands, a Dutch prosecution spokesman says. "They arrived this afternoon in Eindhoven and will be brought before a magistrate in Rotterdam tomorrow," spokesman Wim de Bruin said. The five men were flown to The Netherlands earlier from the Gulf state of Bahrain, he said. They had been intercepted on January 2 by a Danish frigate, the Absalon, as they allegedly attempted to board a Dutch Antilles cargo vessel. The Absalon is patrolling the Gulf as part of an international anti-piracy task force. Dutch prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the men on January 21 while they were being held aboard the Absalon. |
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