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Wed, 06/23/2010 - 08:10
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Pirates shift operations to Bab al-Mandab Straits
SANA'A, June 22 (Saba) - Somali pirates have shifted their operations from the Gulf of Aden to the Bab al-Mandab Straits, the Interior Ministry has said.
All necessary measures have been taken to face the move amid stepped pirate attacks
in the region, the ministry's information center said.
Since early June, pirates have attacked more than 10 Yemeni ships and oil tankers
but all attacks were thwarted by the Coastguard and security onboard the ships and
tankers,
the center said. All attacks were faced in the straits, it added.
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All necessary measures have been taken to face the move amid stepped pirate attacks
in the region, the ministry's information center said.
Since early June, pirates have attacked more than 10 Yemeni ships and oil tankers
but all attacks were thwarted by the Coastguard and security onboard the ships and
tankers,
the center said. All attacks were faced in the straits, it added.
MD/FR
