索马里海盗威胁要袭击美国人，以报复三名海盗在救援美国货轮船长菲利普斯的行动中被打死。位于埃勒的索马里海盗大本营的海盗星期一对记者说，美国现在是他们的敌人，他们可能会杀死他们绑架的任何美国人。
一位叫拉米的海盗对美联社说，“将来悲伤和哭泣的将是美国”。曾经镇压索马里海盗的伊斯兰激进分子现在对海盗大加赞赏。激进分子领导人图尔基星期天说，绑架者在帮助保卫索马里水域，免遭他们所说的来自“基督教国家”外国人的开发。
美国海军狙击手星期天在公海上实施的解救菲利普斯船长的大胆行动中，开枪打死三名海盗。
Somali pirates are threatening to attack Americans in revenge for the killing of three pirates during the rescue operation for American cargo ship captain Richard Phillips.
Pirates in the Somali pirate stronghold of Eyl told reporters Monday that the United States is now their enemy, and that they may kill any American hostages they take.
One pirate, Abdullahi Lami, told the Associated Press that “in the future, America will be the one mourning and crying.” Islamist militants, who previously cracked down on piracy in Somalia, are now praising the pirates.
Militant leader Hassan Turki said Sunday that hijackers are helping to defend Somali waters from exploitation by foreigners from what he called “Christian countries.”
U.S. Navy snipers shot and killed three Somali pirates Sunday in a daring high-seas rescue of captain Phillips.