Two pirates were reportedly killed as the Chinese navy thwarted an attack against a UAE-controlled tanker amid a spike in Somali piracy.
Somali officials said another pirate was wounded during Saturday's armed hijacking attempt, while six others were wounded, according to the Voice of America.
While the report did not name the vessel involved or the "foreign navy" that came to the rescue, the Chinese People's Liberation Army news service reported that the country's naval forces rescued the 10,000-dwt chemical and products tanker Alheera (built 2001) after it came under pirate fire Saturday while transiting .
