Pirates have stormed a French luxury yacht off the coast of Somalia and taken its 30-strong crew hostage. The French military said it has forces in the area and is launching an operation to take back the ship and free the captives. Le Ponant was heading from the Seychelles to the Mediterranean Sea when pirates raided it in the Gulf of Aden, which lies between Somalia and Yemen. A spokesman for the boat’s owner, the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, said there were no holidaymakers on board, and that most of the crew are French or Ukrainian (SkyNews reports). And we found some photos of the yacht with the pirates on board! Have a look! How can this still be happening in the 21st century? (Photos by Reuters)

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