French commandos sent to pirate yacht off Somali coast

Crack French troops are being sent to help free the crew of a luxury yacht seized by pirates off Somalia.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2008 - 14:43

Crack French troops are being sent to help free the crew of a luxury yacht seized by pirates off Somalia.

A team of the GIGN commando force that conducts anti-terrorist and hostage rescue operations is being sent to Djibouti to “reinforce” negotiation teams in place, the French foreign ministry said.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Somali Place: Somalia Place: Djibouti Place: Gulf of Aden Place: Horn of Africa Person: foreign minister Person: Bernard Kouchner Person: President Nicolas Sarkozy Organisation: GIGN commando Organisation: Nato

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