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Clinton vows action on pirates

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has unveiled a raft of measures to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden, following a rise in attacks

Mrs Clinton announced plans to try and freeze pirates' assets and also spoke of the need for a global response to the situation off the coast of Somalia.

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