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Tue 12 Dec 2008UN renews right to use force against Somalia pirates
The UN Security Council today renewed its authorization for countries to use military force against pirates operating off Somalia who have crippled one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
The US-drafted resolution, adopted unanimously by the 15-nation council, extends for one year the right of countries with permission from Somalia's transitional government to enter Somali waters to pursue and attack pirates.
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