French free sailboat from pirates, 1 hostage dies

By ABC30
PARIS (AP) President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says two pirates were killed in the operation and three others taken prisoner. The boat, the Tanit, was seized by pirates Saturday with four adults and a child aboard.

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