A Kenyan court has sentenced seven Somali pirates to five years in prison for attacking a Spanish ship last year. The seven are the third pirate gang jailed since foreign warships started patrolling the area two years ago. They have been held in Mombasa since being captured by the Spanish navy while trying to hijack the Maltese-flagged merchant ship Anny Petrakis. The presiding magistrate of the court in Mombasa, Timothy Ole Tanchut, said the men will be sent back to Somalia after serving their terms. About 15 pirates are serving prison sentences in Kenya and some 100 are in custody.