Pirates attack Japanese tanker, Spanish boat in Gulf of Aden

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

MADRID, Spain -- Pirates in the lawless Gulf of Aden fired on a Japanese oil tanker Monday, unleashing hundreds of gallons of fuel into the sea, a day after a Spanish tuna boat was hijacked using rocket-propelled grenades.

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