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Video: U.S. special forces killed captured Somali pirates rescued Captain Source: Shenzhen Satellite TV “30 noon” U.S. drone shot of the pirate ship photo
pirate ships approaching U.S. warships (Green Cross office)

People hearing on April 14 by Somali pirates in the rescue of U.S. hostage Captain Phillips during an ambush on a U.S. Navy warship, “Navy Seals” of the sniper even put three shots, killing three pirates, hostages safe and sound, this five days of the crisis being drawn to an end. Somalia after the Sea King threatened to execute those who tried to rescue the hostages by force citizen of a country, and especially the United States as a “mortal enemy number one.”

as pirate boat ride due to lack of fuel and lost power, with larger waves, forced to allow the U.S. destroyer off the waves of its area. In the tug during a hand injury due to board the pirate ship U.S. to seek treatment, the results will soon be arrested. Three other pirates somehow, there are two lean out from the lifeboat in the third case also turned observed, while the U.S. military snipers seize the rare opportunity to shoot on the spot the pirates killed.

Earlier, the French Navy, hostage rescue operation also killed two pirates and arrested three people, but also causing the hostages died. Moderate Islamic factions in Somalia’s spokesman, said foreign military to kill thousands of pirates in three, will only make all kinds of pirate attacks continue to escalate. U.S. and French naval officer said, hostage rescue operation would probably lead to the surge in violence in Somalia’s coastal waters, and called for their citizens away from the rampant piracy of the Somali coastal waters.

some of the anti-piracy experts believe that although the U.S. military to use force to rescue the hostages in this success, to curb the number of Somali pirates will probably not play a “positive role”, or even create a fuel results. At the same time, the U.S. military force to rescue hostages approach may be other than 200 seized by pirates threaten the lives of the crew, the pirates for ransom in the past, generally will not harm the countries seized by its crew.

U.S. Navy is expected, even if not to patrol the Indian Ocean east of Somalia, is still at least 61 ships in order to ensure the most rampant piracy of the Gulf of Aden waters (northern Somalia) unimpeded, at present, only 12-16 boats of local ships from different countries to carry out escort action of the pirates has left a huge “space.” How to deal with those problems is captured pirates.

a long time, in order to avoid the “fire” and lead to the result of out of control, the owner usually does not for their own crew with guns and ammunition. Now, each year through the Gulf of Aden in northern Somalia and the Suez Canal into the Red Sea to Europe and the United States ship as many as twenty thousand. If you choose to bypass Cape of Good Hope, the multi-purpose two weeks, not to say that the pirates have made trips to the Indian Ocean, “ambush,” this bypass route is no longer safe.

Feb. 8, a cargo ship loaded with relief supplies United Nations (U.S. flag) in the waters by four pirates attack, and was controlled by pirates, the crew in order to avoid harm, the ship captain Phillips has been on board the pirate, and keep firing in the case, the first group required the crew locked themselves in a safe room inside, and then took the initiative to become a pirate’s prisoner.

Americans in Somalia has a very ‘black memory. ” In 1993, the U.S. special forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu street battles with local militias launched, resulting in casualties and more than 18 soldiers crashed helicopter tragedy. Later, U.S. President Bill Clinton announced the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Somalia. U.S. reluctant to get involved in this war than from the “East of the corner.”

statistics, now the world’s ocean-going vessels flying the American flag with fewer than 200. The displacement of 17,000 tons of container ships with a total of more than 400 containers full of food, including 232 containers belonging to Somalia and United Nations agencies to provide food aid refugees in Uganda. 12, the boat has arrived in the port of discharge book.

the United States has repeatedly declared, not by the “forces of evil” way to pay the ransom for the hostages safe. Thus, while Phillips is the first 200 years of American sailors captured by pirates, the authorities also claimed that the other party will refuse to accept a variety of conditions, but no one can predict the future, whether the U.S. crew still have so Phillips “Good luck.” (H Yi Jun)

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