Hillary Clinton 'deplores' hijacked Americans killings
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described the killing of four Americans hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman as a "deplorable act".
The US military said its forces trailing the vessel had responded to gunfire heard aboard but found all the captives shot when they arrived.
The yacht S/V Quest, hijacked on Friday, was owned and sailed by Scott and Jean Adam of California. Also killed were two US passengers, Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle.
23 Feb 2011