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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Australia: US navy save Iranians

The Sydney Morning Herald

US saves Iranians
January 8, 2012

WASHINGTON: A US Navy ship has rescued 13 Iranians held hostage by suspected Somali pirates for several weeks in the Arabian Sea. The rescue came despite days of rising tensions between Iran and the US, with Tehran warning America not to send USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier, through the Strait of Hormuz. The US Fifth Fleet said a destroyer accompanying the Stennis, USS Kidd, went on Thursday to the aid of Iranians on the fishing dhow Al Molai, whose captain issued a call for help saying he was being held captive by the pirates. The detained pirates were being held on the Stennis.

AFP

http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-saves-iranians-20120107-1pp8i.html

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