Carré d'As IV incident
On September 2, 2008, the French yacht Carré d'As IV and its two crew were captured in the Gulf of Aden by seven armed Somali pirates, who demanded the release of six pirates (captured in the April MY Le Ponant raid) and over one million dollars in ransom. On September 16, 2008, on the orders of President Nicolas Sarkozy, French special forces raided and recovered the yacht, rescued the two hostages, killed one pirate, and captured the six others. The pirates were flown to France to stand trial for piracy and related offenses; ultimately, five of them were convicted and sentenced to four to eight years in prison, while a sixth was acquitted. The incident marked the second French counter-piracy commando operation of 2008 (after the recovery of the MY Le Ponant), as well as the first-ever Fr
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Carré d'As IV incident
On September 2, 2008, the French yacht Carré d'As IV and its two crew were captured in the Gulf of Aden by seven armed Somali pirates, who demanded the release of six pirates (captured in the April MY Le Ponant raid) and over one million dollars in ransom. On September 16, 2008, on the orders of President Nicolas Sarkozy, French special forces raided and recovered the yacht, rescued the two hostages, killed one pirate, and captured the six others. The pirates were flown to France to stand trial for piracy and related offenses; ultimately, five of them were convicted and sentenced to four to eight years in prison, while a sixth was acquitted. The incident marked the second French counter-piracy commando operation of 2008 (after the recovery of the MY Le Ponant), as well as the first-ever Fr
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On September 2, 2008, the Fren ...... rench trial of Somali pirates.
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ソマリア沖2008年9月16日の事件(ソマリアおき2008ね ...... ネズエラ)を奪還するために実施されたフランス海軍の作戦行動。
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Somali pirates
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* Carré d'As IV recaptured
* Hostages rescued
* Surviving pirates captured
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1 hijackedyacht
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On September 2, 2008, the Fren ...... , as well as the first-ever Fr
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ソマリア沖2008年9月16日の事件(ソマリアおき2008ね ...... ネズエラ)を奪還するために実施されたフランス海軍の作戦行動。
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Carré d'As IV incident
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ソマリア沖2008年9月16日の事件
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