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Indian navy rescues 20 crew from Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia November 3, 20269:13 AM ET

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The Associated Press

FILE - Fishermen stand on the Indian Ocean beach at dusk in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia's semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland, Somalia, March 6, 2017. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Indian naval forces freed an Iranian fishing boat and its crew of 20 hijacked off Somalia after an operation lasting more than 48 hours, India's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.