The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution allowing countries to pursue Somali pirates on land as well as sea. It is an extension of the powers countries already have to enter Somali waters to chase pirates. Countries will need the permission of the transitional Somali government. It comes after two vessels were seized by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Yemen, adding to the dozens of ships hijacked in the area this year. It is the fourth resolution approved by the council since June to combat piracy off Somalia's coast.
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