Mogadishu, 26 Feb-(ANA)-The Chinese navy has saved an Italian merchant ship from an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia, Chinese state media have reported.
A report from the state-run Xinhua news agency said the Liberian-flagged ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden.
China sent three ships to help patrol the busy shipping lane last year.
A helicopter from one of the Chinese vessels spotted pirates close to the cargo ship and fired flares to warn it off, Xinhua said. (ANA)
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