NEW : Pirates had held Lebanese ship and its load of iron for Tuesday . French navy tracked pirates half an hour later after they attacked a merchant ship . `` The U.S. and French governments should know this because they started the aggression on us , '' he said . Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and French -owned , Togo -flagged freighters seized . Pirates : Attack Tuesday on Togo was a response to the killing of pirates .
NEW : Pirates had held Lebanese ship and its load of iron for Tuesday . French navy tracked pirates half an hour later after they attacked a merchant ship . Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and French -owned , Togo -flagged freighters seized . Pirates : Attack Tuesday on Togo was a response to the killing of pirates .