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Commandoes save Iranian ship from pirate attacks

Iran Materials 21 August 2011 10:54 (UTC +04:00)
The Iranian Navy commandos have foiled three attempts by pirates to hijack an Iranian commercial vessel, a Navy commander announced on Saturday.
Commandoes save Iranian ship from pirate attacks

The Iranian Navy commandos have foiled three attempts by pirates to hijack an Iranian commercial vessel, a Navy commander announced on Saturday.

Pirates launched three attacks on the Iranian ship in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Aden, but each time they were swiftly encountered by ships of the 15th Fleet of the Navy and forced to flee, Mehr News Agency reported.

It was the Navy's 21st encounter with pirates since the beginning of the new Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20.

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