Five Somali Pirates Convicted Of Attacking US Navy Ship -- Christian Science Monitor
The five Somali pirates are believed to be the first people convicted of piracy in a US court in more than a century.
A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., found five Somali nationals guilty of piracy and other charges on Wednesday in what is believed to be the first conviction of pirates in a US court in more than a century.
The five men were convicted of attacking a US Navy warship off the coast of Somalia in the early morning hours of April 1.
The men believed the ship on the dark horizon was a merchant vessel they could seize and hold for ransom, according to federal prosecutors. After spotting the lights of the ship, three of the men – Mohammed Modin Hasan, Gabul Abdullahi Ali, and Abdi Wali Dire – took chase in a skiff, according to court documents. They were armed with two AK-47 assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade.
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My Comment: So these thugs will now stay in a U.S. prison at taxpayer's expense .... sighhhh ... and when released will probably request asylum in the U.S..
On days like this .... I like the Russian way of handling pirates. No surprise .... Russian ships have (so far) been left alone.
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