France frees yacht off Somalia, one hostage killed
フランスはソマリア沖でヨットを解放。そして、人質1名死亡
PARIS - The French Navy stormed a French sailboat being held by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, killing one hostage and two pirates in the operation, a presidential statement said Friday.
The navy also freed four remaining hostages, including one child, who were seized Saturday when pirates boarded their ship, the Tanit. Three other pirates were taken prisoner.
It was the third time the French have freed hostages from the hands of pirates but the first time that a hostage had been killed. he French presidential statement said the boat was being steered toward the Somali coast.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said the death of one of five hostages came at the end of a two-day ordeal in the pirate-infested waters where the seizure of vessels by Somali pirates has become a common occurrence.
“During the operation, a hostage was unfortunately killed,” the statement said adding that the four other hostages, including the child, were “safe and sound.”
“Negotiations were started to persuade the pirates to give up their criminal undertaking,” said the statement.
「交渉は、海賊に犯罪行為をあきらめるよう説得することから始まりました」と、声明にありました。
“Today, threats were more precise, with the pirates refusing proposls and the Tanit moving toward the coast. An operation to free the hostages was decided.”