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(CNN) Japans defense minister has ordered two destroyers to help fight piracy in the waters off Somalia, the Kyodo news agency reported Friday.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers will be dispatched Saturday, Kyodo said.
The order, which the Cabinet approved earlier Friday, marks the first policing action for the MSDF, whose major missions overseas have focused on background support such as transport and refueling, the news agency said. A bill approved on the same day allows the MSDF to be deployed in piracy-infested waters as needed
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers will be dispatched Saturday, Kyodo said.
The order, which the Cabinet approved earlier Friday, marks the first policing action for the MSDF, whose major missions overseas have focused on background support such as transport and refueling, the news agency said. A bill approved on the same day allows the MSDF to be deployed in piracy-infested waters as needed