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Sailing – French free sailboat from pirates, 1 hostage dies

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Officials say the French Navy has stormed a French sailboat being held by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, and that one hostage was killed in the operation.

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office says two pirates were killed in the operation and three others taken prisoner. The boat, the Tanit, was seized by pirates Saturday with …  Details

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