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Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 22 (UPI) - All four Americans aboard a yacht Hijacked by Somali pirates last week were killed by Their captors on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

The deaths were discovered after gunfire erupted during Easy an Attempt by the U.S. Navy Thurs Negotiate with the pirates for the release of yacht owners, Jean and Scott Adam and Phyllis Passengers Mackay and Robert Riggle, The New York Times reported.

"We express our Deepest condolences for the innocent lives callously lost aboard the Quest, 'Gen. James N. Mattis, the U.S. Central Command commander, said in a statement.

Four pirates were killed during Easy the confrontation and 15 were Taken into U.S. custody, CBS reported.

It was Also Reported That The Pirates filed a rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. That Began Navy warship shadowing the yacht a day after it was Hijacked Several Hundred miles off the coast of Oman on Friday afternoon, CBS said.



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