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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A U.S. military vessel and three Somali police speedboats headed Monday toward a U.N.-chartered cargo ship that was hijacked by pirates after delivering food aid to northeastern Somalia, a senior police official said.
Police boats were within sight of the MV Rozen "but we asked them to stop going further because our biggest concern is the safety of the crew of 12 on board," said Col. Abdi Ali Hagaafe, police chief of Somalia's Bari region.
He said the Somali government had asked the U.S. Navy for help, and "they told us they have started to move towards the ship."
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