U.K. Ships Allowed Armed Guards Against Piracy, Cameron Says
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U.K.-flagged ships will be licensed to carry armed guards to combat piracy, Prime Minister David Cameron said today, in a change of policy by the British government.
Britain has previously “strongly discouraged” the use of private armed security guards and ministers have been working to find a way to change the law to protect shipping from pirates off the Horn of Africa, Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham said in a speech on Oct. 12. Cameron announced the switch in an interview with BBC TV’s Andrew Marr Show today.