The coastguard in the Gulf of Aden received 10 pirates the international forces conducting anti-pirate patrols in the Arabian Sea had seized earlier off the Yemeni island of Socotra.
Head of the Coastguard Ali Rasi said a Russian warship affiliated to the international forces captured the pirates three days ago on two boats while they were trying to take over a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Weapons were seized with the pirates that included machine guns and RPG launchers.
The pirates along with weapons were handed over to Yemen within cooperation between the country and the world countries which have sent warships to the region to fight piracy and organized crime.
Authorities are investigating the pirates as a prelude to refer them to prosecution.
Last week, US and Russian warships patrolling the Indian Ocean as part of an anti-pirate mission arrested in separate operations 26 suspected pirates.
Piracy off Somalia's coast has recently been a growing concern for many countries threatening one of the world's busiest waterways where about 20.000 ships pass a year.
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