AFR: Rocket attack on American ship "revenge" for US rescue
15 Apr 2009 10:42 PM
MOGADISHU, April 15 AFP - Somali pirates attacked an American freighter with rockets to "destroy" the ship in revenge for an operation that freed a US captain last weekend, one of their commanders said on Wednesday.
"This attack was the first against our prime target," Abdi Garad told AFP of the attack late on Tuesday.
"We intended to destroy this American-flagged ship and the crew on board but unfortunately they narrowly escaped us.
"The aim of this attack was totally different. We were not after a ransom. We also assigned a team with special equipment to chase and destroy any ship flying the American flag in retaliation for the brutal killing of our friends."
