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| German navy foils Somali pirates | German navy foils Somali pirates |
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| The German navy says it has foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo vessel off Somalia. | The German navy says it has foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo vessel off Somalia. |
| Six Somali pirates were captured by sailors of the frigate Karlsruhe in the Gulf of Aden. | Six Somali pirates were captured by sailors of the frigate Karlsruhe in the Gulf of Aden. |
| However, the pirates were immediately released on the orders of the German government, officials told the BBC. | However, the pirates were immediately released on the orders of the German government, officials told the BBC. |
| Separately, three Chinese naval ships were due to leave their home port of Sanya on Thursday to protect Chinese ships off Somalia. | Separately, three Chinese naval ships were due to leave their home port of Sanya on Thursday to protect Chinese ships off Somalia. |
| There have been more than 100 pirate attacks this year in the Gulf of Aden and several countries have deployed warships there. | There have been more than 100 pirate attacks this year in the Gulf of Aden and several countries have deployed warships there. |
| Confiscated | Confiscated |
| The Karlsruhe sent a helicopter to protect the Egyptian cargo ship Wadi al-Arab from the pirates, who shot and wounded a member of its crew as they tried to board the vessel. | |
| A German navy spokesperson based in Djibouti told the BBC's Greg Morsbach the Somali attackers were disarmed by German sailors and their weapons confiscated. | A German navy spokesperson based in Djibouti told the BBC's Greg Morsbach the Somali attackers were disarmed by German sailors and their weapons confiscated. |
| "We had forces on board the frigate, and they used fast small boats, and together with the helicopter we were able to surround the pirates and disarm them," he said. | "We had forces on board the frigate, and they used fast small boats, and together with the helicopter we were able to surround the pirates and disarm them," he said. |
| He said the decision not to detain or arrest them was taken by the German government in Berlin. | He said the decision not to detain or arrest them was taken by the German government in Berlin. |
| A spokesman for the EU's mission off Somalia, Cdr Achim Winkler, told the BBC's Europe Today programme that Germany would only bring pirates to justice where German interests were hurt. | A spokesman for the EU's mission off Somalia, Cdr Achim Winkler, told the BBC's Europe Today programme that Germany would only bring pirates to justice where German interests were hurt. |
| This would be the case if a German ship was attacked or German citizens were killed or injured, he said. | This would be the case if a German ship was attacked or German citizens were killed or injured, he said. |
| The injured crewman is being treated on the Karlsruhe. | The injured crewman is being treated on the Karlsruhe. |
| The UN Security Council recently passed a resolution giving members states extra powers to deal with pirates on the High Seas, including the power of detention and arrest. | The UN Security Council recently passed a resolution giving members states extra powers to deal with pirates on the High Seas, including the power of detention and arrest. |
| The Chinese ships - two destroyers and a supply ship - aim to defend Chinese shipping from pirates, the ministry of defence said. | The Chinese ships - two destroyers and a supply ship - aim to defend Chinese shipping from pirates, the ministry of defence said. |
| The BBC's Chris Hogg in Beijing says China has followed a doctrine of non-interference in other nations' affairs and despite this new type of deployment the ministry insists this has not changed. | The BBC's Chris Hogg in Beijing says China has followed a doctrine of non-interference in other nations' affairs and despite this new type of deployment the ministry insists this has not changed. |