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Somali Pirates | December

The number of ships hijacked by the Somali pirates increased greatly over the past year, with the result that the whole world went to war against the pirates.
 

In this October 8, 2008 file photograph provided by the US Navy, pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore. A German military helicopter rescued an Egyptian ship from pirates who shot and injured a crew member while trying to board the vessel off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, an official said.

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