Somali pirates detained after hostage release: French official.

News English11/April/2008  Waagacusub.com

Six pirates from among those who seized a French luxury sailing ship and its crew off the coast of Somalia a week ago were detained on Friday after they released their hostages, French officials said.

President Nicolas Sarkozy earlier announced in a statement that the 30 crew members of Le Ponant had been freed in an operation that occurred "without incident."

The head of the joint chiefs of staff, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, said the pirates were arrested about one hour after they had released the crew and had returned on land.

The six pirates were brought aboard a French navy ship where they are being held, said Sarkozy's military advisor Vice Admiral Edouard Guillaud.

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