French warship captures 19 Somali pirates
A French warship captured 19 Somali pirates on Sunday when it came to the rescue of two cargo ships threatened in the Gulf of Aden, the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy said.
The French navy captured 12 suspected pirates off the coasts of Somalia and the Seychelles on Thursday, an army spokesman said on Friday, as part of Europe's anti-piracy mission in the area.