Three suspected Somali pirates taken by the Chinese navy during an aborted hijacking attempt of a bulker, OS35, last month have been handed over to authorities in Puntland, the semi-autonomous region on the Horn of Africa.
The pirates handed to the Puntland authorities on Friday included a local pirate leader known as Aw Kombe.
After a five-year hiatus incidents of attacks off the Horn of Africa have resurfaced in the past six weeks with the US Navy suggesting the spike is likely in response to the severe drought seen across Somalia.
