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More charges for Somali pirates

Posted at 12:00 AM, Aug 09, 2012
and last updated 2012-08-09 00:00:31-04

Pirates who allegedly attacked the Norfolk-based USS Ashland have been indicted for piracy again

The original charges were thrown out after a judge said the government failed to prove acts of piracy.

Today, the grand jury indicted the five men again.

A sixth man has already been sentenced.