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Sixteen suspected pirates have been arrested. Twelve hostages from Pakistan and Iran have been rescued: Danish Navy. — Photo by Reuters
COPENHAGEN: The Danish navy said on Thursday it had stopped a pirate ship off the Somali coast, rescuing 12 Iranian and Pakistani hostages and arresting their 16 captors.
“The Danish warship Absalon yesterday (Wednesday) stopped a pirate mother ship.
Sixteen suspected pirates have been arrested. Twelve hostages from Pakistan and Iran have been rescued,” the navy said in a statement.
