Piracy - June 12
London, Jun 12 -- A press report, dated Jun 11, states: Kenya today charged 17 Somali men with piracy, a day after the US Navy handed them over to Kenyan authorities. The suspects denied the charge and requested lawyers. The prosecutor's charge sheet said that the men were arrested on May 13 off the Gulf of Aden, with weapons including seven AK-47 rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade. (See issue of Jun 12.)