Pirates Who Killed Four Americans On Hijacked Yacht Claim U.S. Navy Fired On Them First -- The Daily Mail

* U.S. Navy 'caught by surprise' at sudden breakdown in negotiations
* Navy: The Quest was stormed after pirates fired grenade at U.S. warship
* But pirates claim they only killed hostages after Navy shot at them first

The U.S. military today reacted with fury after the pirates who killed four Americans claimed the Navy shot at them first.

Jean and Scott Adam, from California, were killed alongside Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle from Seattle, Washington, in the early hours of yesterday.

U.S. Navy officials had been negotiating with the pirates when, without warning, the bandits fired a rocket-propelled grenade at their warship.

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My Comment: We killed the hostages because the U.S. Navy fired at us .... hmmmm .... this is not an approach that any defense attorney would advise. These thugs are gong to go away for a very very long time.