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U.S. Says Pirates Killed 4 American Hostages
The U.S. military says pirates killed four American hostages they were holding on a yacht off Somalia's coast.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The U.S. military says Somali pirates have shot and killed four Americans taken hostage off East Africa last week.
Officials say gunshots were heard today as Navy forces reached the yacht. They found all four hostages had been shot.
Two pirates were killed in a confrontation that followed. Thirteen were captured and detained. The remains of two other pirates who were already dead also were found.
The military says Navy forces tried to provide lifesaving care to the American hostages, but they died of their wounds.
The Quest was the home of Jean and Scott Adam, a couple from California who had been sailing around the world since December 2004. The two other Americans on board were Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, both of Seattle, Washington.
The U.S. Central Command said negotiations had been under way to try to win their release.
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