U.S. planes to join Seychelles anti-piracy push

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it would be deploying unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the skies above the Seychelles archipelago to bolster anti-piracy patrols.

Maritime security groups warned in May of an increase in the number of pirate "mother ships" operating in Seychellois waters.

Piracy has increased off the Somali coast, where sea gangs defy foreign navies monitoring the vast shipping lanes linking Asia and Europe, although monsoon rains have caused a lull in attacks.

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