Photo Gallery Pirates in the Dock
Nine suspected Somali pirates are going on trial in Kenya Wednesday. The men were seized by a German frigate on March 5. This photo was taken by the Bundeswehr shortly before the Somalis were captured.
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The men are accused of attacking a German freighter.
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This Bundeswehr photo shows German soldiers boarding the pirates' vessel.
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The suspected pirates are seen in a Mombaba courtroom on March 11. The trial begins April 1.
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This photo shows a carbine confiscated by the German navy from the pirates. Although the frigate's crew sunk the pirates' weapons in the ocean, the photos of the arms are going to be used as evidence in the trial.
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The German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz, seen here from the deck of the MS Deutschland, is in the Gulf of Aden to protect freighters and passenger ships from pirates.
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