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\n<\/span><\/p>\nDutch marines have killed two suspected Somali pirates and captured 16 others, the Dutch defence ministry says. <\/p>\n
The alleged pirates were captured in an operation to free a hijacked Iranian fishing boat off the coast of Somalia. <\/p>\n
The marines came under fire when they approached the fishing boat, the ministry said. <\/p>\n
The suspected pirates are being questioned on board a Dutch warship which is taking part in a Nato anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. <\/p>\n
Ten suspected pirates were caught as they tried to escape in a high-speed vessel and six were detained on the fishing boat. <\/p>\n
It is unclear whether the captives will stand trial anywhere. <\/p>\n
“Prosecutors will have to decide,” Dutch Defence Ministry spokeswoman Marloes Visser told news agency AP.<\/p>\n
He said the bodies had been “entrusted to the water” saying it was not practical to keep them on board the warship because of the high temperatures.<\/p>\n
In the absence of a stable government, piracy can be highly lucrative in Somalia. <\/p>\n
Gangs often receive millions of dollars in ransoms.<\/p>\n
Many of the vessels targeted are cargo ships sailing near the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. <\/p>\n
They have also expanded their field of operations to much of the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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