The United States navy has rescued a group of Iranian fishermen who'd been held by pirates in the Arabian Sea. The announcement comes amid tensions between the West and Iran in the Gulf. James Reynolds reports.
美国海军在阿拉伯海救出一批被海盗劫持的伊朗渔民,这个消息被公布时,西方国家和伊朗在海湾地区的局势处于紧张状态。James Reynolds报道。
Earlier this week, Iran issued a warning to the United States: keep your aircraft carrier away from the Gulf. But now this same carrier, the John C Stennis, has led the rescue of a group of Iranian fishermen. The US navy says that its strike group in the northern Arabian Sea came across a pirate skiff moored next to an Iranian fishing boat. An American team boarded the boat and captured 15 suspected pirates. The pirates had been holding 13 Iranian fishermen captive for several weeks.
本周早些时候,伊朗警告美国:让你们的航母离海湾地区远点!但现在,就是这同一艘航母“约翰·斯滕尼斯”号营救了这批伊朗渔民。美国海军称,其阿拉伯海北部突击队遇到一艘海盗船停泊在一只伊朗渔船旁边。一支美国小组登上船,逮捕了15名海盗嫌犯。这些海盗已劫持13名伊朗渔民数周。
The Kenyan army says it's bombed a camp in southern Somalia housing fighters from the militant group al-Shabab. An army spokesman said 50 Somali militants were killed in the attack as they prepared to strike at Kenyan troops in two nearby towns. There's been no independent report of the raid.