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April 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Speaking at a news conference in the capital Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the bulk carrier came under attack on March 26, with the pirates boarding and taking control of the ship.
Following the incident, the Iranian Navy received some intelligence and deployed its forces to the area, he said, adding that Iran’s naval forces reached the target area – some 3,000 kilometers off Iran’s territorial waters – in the shortest possible time.
Rear Admiral Sayyari noted that Iranian Navy marines engaged the pirates and the clashes took 48 hours, 36 hours of which took place man-to-man on the hijacked vessel. As a result of the clashes, 12 pirates were disarmed and captured, and the crew members of the ship were freed.
The Iranian Navy commander added that the pirates killed two non-Iranians and wounded an Iranian crew member, who tied to defend the ship.
He said the Iranian vessel is now being transferred towards an Iranian port, adding that the detained pirates will be handed to the Iranian Judiciary.
In line with international efforts against piracy, Iran’s Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008 to safeguard maritime trade and in particular ships and oil tankers owned or leased by Iran.
The Gulf of Aden, which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, is the quickest route for more than 20,000 vessels traveling annually between Asia, Europe and the Americas.
However, attacks by heavily armed Somali pirates on speedboats have prompted some of the world’s largest shipping firms to switch routes from the Suez Canal and reroute cargo vessels around southern Africa, leading to climbing shipping costs.
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