‘Attractive Target’: U.N. Tells Merchant Ships NOT to Arm Against Pirates Despite 90 Sailors Held Hostage

‘Attractive target’: U.N. tells merchant ships NOT to arm against pirates despite 90 sailors held hostage

Source link   Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Leondrei Floresca aims at his target during an M4 rifle qualification course aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams in the Atlantic Ocean, June 26, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer) A United Nations agency told countries to “strongly discourage”

‘Attractive target’: U.N. tells merchant ships NOT to arm against pirates despite 90 sailors held hostage * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation

'Carriage of arms on board ships may encourage attackers to carry firearms or even more dangerous weapons, thereby escalating an already dangerous situation'