US court sentences Somali pirate to 30 years

A US court has sentenced a Somali man to 30 years in jail for attacking a US warship off the coast of Somalia.

Jama Idle Ibrahim was caught after an attack on a US naval flotilla which the pirates had apparently mistaken for merchant ships.

He pleaded guilty as part of an agreement which may see him return to court to testify against five other Somalis facing piracy charges.

He still faces other charges connected to an attack in 2008 on a Danish ship.

Monday's sentence was handed down at a federal court in Norfolk, Virginia. BBC News