WORLD BRIEFING / YEMEN
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in the dangerous waters off Yemen, the U.S. Navy said.
The Gettysburg launched the operation with the help of a South Korean warship after the Egyptian-flagged ship was fired on about 75 miles south of Yemen’s Al Mukalla port, the Navy said. Eight assault rifles and a grenade launcher were seized.
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