Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine...
after a short shootout the pirates were detained and put under custodial guard in one of the tanker"s compartments."During the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov"s special operation, the pirates on board the Moscow University tanker opened fire using small arms. One of them [pirates] was shot during return fire," the military official said, adding none of the Russian sailors was injured.
According to the ministry official, the pirates" weapons were seized, including large-caliber, grenade launchers and the equipment used to board the tanker (ladder and grappling hooks).
Detained pirates to be sent to Moscow
Later on Thursday, a Russian Investigative Committee spokesman said that all the detained pirates involved in hijacking the Moscow University tanker would be sent to Moscow for proceedings.
"The investigation [committee] has begun measures to send the detained pirates to Moscow for investigations and launch proceedings under
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