Pirate hostages return to France

The crew members of a French yacht who were held by pirates off Somalia have arrived in France.

Pirate hostages return to France
Tue, 15 Apr, 2008 - 00:38

The crew members of a French yacht who were held by pirates off Somalia have arrived in France.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on hand tonight at Paris’ Orly airport to greet the 30 crew members as they disembarked from a plane from the east African nation of Djibouti.

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