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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Spain sends patrol plane to ward off Somali pirates

Spain is sending a maritime patrol aircraft with 90 soldiers on board to ward off pirates operating off Somalia, Defence Minister Carme Chacon said Wednesday.

The P3-Orion plane was due to reach the Indian Ocean over the week- end. It will inform fishing vessels, freighters and ships transporting humanitarian aid about the movements of pirates, Chacon said.

The plane will initially be deployed for three months, but could stay on in the framework of an eventual international mission.

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