Iranian navy commandos thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack a cargo ship in international waters and arrested 13 pirates after 48 hours of armed clashes, a senior navy commander said, Trend reports.
Speaking at a press conference, the Iranian Naval Commander, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, announced that the Iranian Navy has detained 13 pirates 3,000 kilometers off Iran's territorial waters.
The pirates were captured in the Indian Ocean after they tried to seize a cargo ship loaded with commodities heading for Iran, the Iranian Naval commander said, adding that the detained pirates were being transferred to Iran.
Iranian Navy troops arrest 13 pirates after armed clash
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