Seven pirates freed over legal technicality Seven pirates who were captured after a chase by NATO, U.S. and Canadian forces have been freed because a country cannot hold and prosecute them if an attack is not against one of their own vessels, the Associated Press reports. The release followed a dramatic, hours-long pursuit Sunday of [...]
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