Caribbean Islands

Five Somali men were convicted of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison in the Netherlands, in the first trial of pirates in Europe, a prosecution spokesman said Thursday.

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Pirates get 5 years in prison in first trial in Europe

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