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Indian Navy arrests 23 pirates off Aden

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Indian Navy Saturday arrested 23 pirates who attempted to hijack an Ethiopian vessel some 160 nautical miles off Aden, an official here said.

The pirates – 12 Somalis and 11 Yemenis – are being held on board the Indian Navy destroyer INS Mysore that has been deployed in the area on anti-piracy operations, a navy spokesman here said.