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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Germany sends frigate to fight pirates

Bremen class frigateGermany has sent an additional naval frigate to the Horn of Africa to fight pirates.

The German Navy's Bremen frigate on Monday left the northern German port of Wilhelmshaven to set course for Djibouti.

The nearly 5,000-mile journey will take the ship and its crew of 220 to the Horn of Africa to join the European Union's Atalanta mission.

Last month EU foreign ministers extended the mission by another year, until the end of 2010.

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