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World digestPublished 04/05/08
Somali pirates seize French yacht
PARIS - Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members yesterday off the coast of Somalia, the French government and the ship's owner said.
Attackers stormed the 288-foot Le Ponant as it returned without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea, said officials with French maritime transport company CMA-CGM. "The Defense and Foreign ministries are mobilized to act as quickly as possible, I hope in the coming minutes or hours to try to win the freedom of these hostages," Prime Minister...
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