Three pirates killed attacking Kenyan warship by mistake

SOMALI pirates continue to widen attacks from the Gulf of Aden into the India Ocean off the coast in Kilifi, 60 kilometres north of Kenya's port of Mombasa, shooting three pirates following an attempt to board Kenya navy vessel in the night.

The defence ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri said the attack resulted in gun shots to three and one escaped into the sea, most likely dying from wounds and drowning, with a number fleeing by boat.

"The naval vessel was on patrol at around 1100 hrs in Kilifi area when four suspected Somali pirates on board a speed boat climbed the vessel, mistaking it for a merchant vessel," said Mr Ongeri, according to Reuters.

This was followed the next day by an attack on a Chinese vessel of a crew of 29 in the Arabian Sea en route to Somali, confirming the widening net of pirate attacks.
(Source:www.schednet.com)