Military helicopters ferried elite troops to the pirate camp in scrubland close to Haradheere, a major pirate base in central Somalia, Washington's Germany-based Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement.
"All nine captors were killed during the assault," it said.
It's a good thing to rescue hostages. But raids like this and defensive successes at sea are just the cost of doing business to the pirate bosses. Obviously, the people rescued think it is the best thing in the world, but until somebody goes into Somalia to kill a lot more than nine pirates and control the ground where the pirates are based, the piracy will continue.
