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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 6900569" data-attributes="member: 92282">Maritime officials say pirates have clashed with private security and  military personnel in three separate incidents off the Somali coast in  the latest indicator of rising pirate attacks.Cmdr. John Harbour  of the EU Naval Force says two incidents Friday involved French military  personnel. The Spanish Defense Ministry says a third incident involved  Spanish private security guards and military.The attacks come one  day after a Spanish fishing vessel caught fire after pirates launched a  rocket-propelled grenade at it.Harbour says pirates are  beginning to attack in larger numbers because the monsoon season off the  Somali coast has ended, resulting in calmer waters.<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gB7YMEDuCwwY9ncDOtPAkEI4-H2wD9E8GMDO1" target="_blank">AP</a></blockquote>

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