ANKARA, April 1 (Saba) -- Turkish Military Underwater Attack Commandos captured nine pirates in a skiff in the Aden Gulf, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday, according to Xinhua.

A statement issued by the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces on the website Thursday, Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik which serves under an international mission to fight off piracy in the Gulf of Aden, encountered a suspicious boat in the security corridor of the commercial vessels early on Wednesday.

The statement said the Turkish frigate forced the boat to stop and 9 pirates in the boat were captured.

TCG Gemlik is the fifth task force Turkey has deployed to the region since last February.

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