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Pirates seize yacht with 19 people aboard off Corsica

Other News Materials 25 August 2008 19:34 (UTC +04:00)

Four armed men commandeered a 55-metre luxury yacht near the French island of Corsica, looting the vessels' safe, French media reported Monday, dpa reported.

Arriving on a dinghy, the men seized the vessel overnight as it was lying at anchor off the southern Corsican town of Porto Vecchio, overcoming the ship's 10-man crew and nine passengers before fleeing, according to broadcaster France Info.

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