Spanish navy arrest Somali pirates 

Madrid, 05 Oct-(ANA)-The Spanish navy have arrested two pirates from a Somali gang which hijacked a Spanish tuna-fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean last week, state radio has reported.

Spain dispatched the naval vessel "Canarias" on Friday after discovering that the "Alakrana", with 36 crew on board, had been captured while fishing off the coast of Somalia.

General Jaime Dominguez said a navy helicopter intercepted a skiff in which two of the pirates were trying to make their way ashore from the "Alakrana", which was anchored 135 nautical miles off the Somali coast.

"During the arrest, and as a consequence of a threatening response by one of the pirates, the latter was lightly wounded," Dominguez said. (ANA)

FA/ANA/05 October 2009----