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Navy frees hostages from pirates in Indian Ocean

Thread starter MoD_RSS
Start date Oct 12, 2011

MoD_RSS

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Oct 12, 2011

Ministry of Defence said:
Two dozen merchant sailors have been freed from a hijacked ship in the Indian Ocean this week, thanks to a Royal Navy and Royal Marines boarding team.

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