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| Navy hands over pirate suspects | Navy hands over pirate suspects |
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| The Royal Navy has handed over eight suspected Somali pirates to the Kenyan authorities, Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth has said. | The Royal Navy has handed over eight suspected Somali pirates to the Kenyan authorities, Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth has said. |
| They were captured by Royal Marines from Plymouth-based HMS Cumberland in the Gulf of Aden last Tuesday. | They were captured by Royal Marines from Plymouth-based HMS Cumberland in the Gulf of Aden last Tuesday. |
| The MoD said the suspects were on a fishing dhow which had been seen taking part in an attack on the Danish ship MV Powerful earlier in the day. | The MoD said the suspects were on a fishing dhow which had been seen taking part in an attack on the Danish ship MV Powerful earlier in the day. |
| Two suspected pirates were shot dead in the operation. | Two suspected pirates were shot dead in the operation. |
| Mr Ainsworth, speaking in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, said: "This is clear evidence that we will take every opportunity to combat the pirates who disrupt legitimate trade and add significant costs to goods UK consumers rely on. | Mr Ainsworth, speaking in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, said: "This is clear evidence that we will take every opportunity to combat the pirates who disrupt legitimate trade and add significant costs to goods UK consumers rely on. |
| "We are sending a strong message to pirates that their activities will not be tolerated and that the global community is united in its efforts to deter and disrupt them." | "We are sending a strong message to pirates that their activities will not be tolerated and that the global community is united in its efforts to deter and disrupt them." |
| Rising attacks | Rising attacks |
| He thanked the Kenyan government for agreeing to put the eight suspects on trial. | He thanked the Kenyan government for agreeing to put the eight suspects on trial. |
| HMS Cumberland is currently on a Nato-led deployment in the Gulf of Aden, helping to combat piracy after a recent rise in attacks on merchant shipping in the region. | HMS Cumberland is currently on a Nato-led deployment in the Gulf of Aden, helping to combat piracy after a recent rise in attacks on merchant shipping in the region. |
| The Russian frigate Neustrashimy was also involved in the operation to capture the suspects. | The Russian frigate Neustrashimy was also involved in the operation to capture the suspects. |
| The Russian navy said pirates fired weapons at the Danish vessel and twice tried to board it before the two warships intervened. | The Russian navy said pirates fired weapons at the Danish vessel and twice tried to board it before the two warships intervened. |
| The handover of the suspects follows the seizure in a separate incident over the weekend of the biggest vessel to be hijacked by Somali pirates, the giant Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star. | The handover of the suspects follows the seizure in a separate incident over the weekend of the biggest vessel to be hijacked by Somali pirates, the giant Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star. |
| Mr Ainsworth said the capture of the Sirius Star so far out to sea represented a "step change in capability for the pirates". | Mr Ainsworth said the capture of the Sirius Star so far out to sea represented a "step change in capability for the pirates". |
| The minister is in the east African country to work on the defence ties between Kenya and the UK. | The minister is in the east African country to work on the defence ties between Kenya and the UK. |