Updated: Saturday, 10 Apr 2010, 1:44 PM CDT
Published: Saturday, 10 Apr 2010, 1:44 PM CDT

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(NewsCore) - A U.S. Naval warship captured six pirates after they fired at the warship in the Gulf of Aden at 5am local time Saturday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.

Upon being fired at by the small, pirate-controlled skiff, the navy returned fire causing the small boat to catch fire. The six alleged pirates jumped into the water to escape the flames and were apprehended by the Navy crew.

The attack on the Norfolk-based USS Ashland marks the third encounter in the past ten days between pirate ships and U.S. Navy vessels. …

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