NORFOLK - Five Somali men accused of firing assault rifles at a Navy ship off the coast of Africa are set to appear in federal court here this week. The charge might be difficult to prove because the suspected pirates did not board the vessel, which had a crew of 100 highly trained sailors. In a similar but separate case involving a group of alleged pirates who are suspected of firing at the USS Ashland on April 10, a federal judge has thrown out the piracy charge, ruling there was not enough evidence to prove the charge.
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