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2 Somali pirates get life in prison; 3rd gets 33 years

NORFOLK, Va. – Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to life in prison, and a third has received 33 years because he co-operated with prosecutors in a separate piracy case.

The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/2fB5P31 ) that U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson issued the life sentences Monday after a federal appeals court in Virginia ruled last year that he erred when he sentenced the five men convicted in the case to terms ranging from 30 to 42 1/2 years.

In 2010, pirates attacked a U.S. Navy ship that they mistook for a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Sailors fired back, killing one pirate. The rest were captured.

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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com

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