6 arrested in yacht piracy
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Helicopter-borne French troops swooped in on Somali pirates after they freed 30 hostages from a yacht, seizing six of the suspected hijackers and recovering sacks of money that apparently had been paid in ransom by the ship’s owners.
The pirates boarded the French luxury yacht Le Ponant a week ago, capturing its crew, 22 of whom were French, off the coast of Somalia.
Officials said the pirates released the hostages after negotiations with the ship’s owner. The suspects are to be tried in French courts.
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