Russian warship apprehends Somali pirates


	Russian warship apprehends Somali pirates

aklimento

2-13-2009 5:04 PM

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russian warship, somali pirates, real actions

aklimento says:

Finally, real actions...

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/13/somalia.pirates.free.ship/index.html?eref=rss_world"><H1>  Russian warship apprehends Somali pirates</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/13/somalia.pirates.free.ship/index.html?eref=rss_world"><P> <B>(CNN) </B> -- A Russian heavy missile cruiser stopped three pirate ships off the coast of Somalia, and detained 10 pirates, according to a statement released Friday by Russian Navy headquarters in Moscow.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/13/somalia.pirates.free.ship/index.html?eref=rss_world"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.cnn.com/img/4F7814D9-68C0-4333-8226-3633D000D130" alt="Russian missile cruiser "Peter the Great" moored in Cape Town, South Africa, last month." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/13/somalia.pirates.free.ship/index.html?eref=rss_world"><P> The cruiser, Peter the Great, halted two small high-speed motor boats and a mid-size, support vessel on Thursday, the Russians said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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