Dramatic Pirate-Hostage Rescues

Fighting the Somali Pirates French and US forces stage two dramatic hostage rescues somalia
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Safety
Captain Phillips, right, is welcomed aboard the USS Bainbridge on Sunday, April 12. He was freed after US Snipers used three shots to kill the pirates holding him.

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