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| Five Somali men jailed for piracy | Five Somali men jailed for piracy |
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| The five were convicted for seeking to hijack a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden | The five were convicted for seeking to hijack a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden |
| A Dutch court has sentenced five Somali men to five years in prison for attacking a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden last year, in the first such case to come to trial in Europe. | |
| The men were convicted in Rotterdam of attacking a Dutch Antilles-flagged ship, the Samanyolu. | |
| They were arrested in the Gulf of Aden last year when their high-speed boat was intercepted by a Danish frigate. | They were arrested in the Gulf of Aden last year when their high-speed boat was intercepted by a Danish frigate. |
| Pirates attempted more than 200 attacks off the Somali coast in 2009. | Pirates attempted more than 200 attacks off the Somali coast in 2009. |
| 'Fishing trip' | |
| The five men had pleaded not guilty at the opening of the trial last month, saying they had been on a simple fishing trip. | |
| They were arrested in January last year after allegedly preparing to board the Samanyolu, which had a Turkish crew on board. | |
| The judge said he took into account the difficult conditions in Somalia that led the men to piracy. | |
| "It is a lucky coincidence that nobody was killed or wounded" in the attack, he said. |