European Union warships and aircraft are due to start anti-piracy patrols off the Somali coast. Six ships and three surveillance planes from at least eight EU countries, including the UK, France and Germany, will escort aid and merchant ships. The area, including one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the Gulf of Aden, has seen almost 100 pirate attacks this year.
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about 17 years ago
EU to begin Somali pirate patrols
European Union warships and aircraft are due to start anti-piracy patrols off the Somali coast. Six ships and three surveillance planes from at least eight EU countries, including the UK, France and Germany, will escort aid and merchant ships. The area, including one of the world’s busiest shipping
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