Somali pirates hijacked Indian cargo ship

Puntland Mirror
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Somali pirate with rifle stand near coast. File Photo]

Somali pirates hijacked Indian cargo ship. [Photo Credit: AFP]
Garowe-(Puntland Mirror) Somali pirates have hijacked Indian cargo ship with 11 crew members onboard, India’s Times Now TV reported.

The incident took place on Saturday, and the ship was carrying shipment from Dubai to Yemen’s Al Mukala port, when it was hijacked by pirates, according to the reports.

The captain of the ship had informed the authorities in Dubai about the incident, and the Ministry of External Affairs has also been notified, according to Times now TV.

The hijacking came less than one month after the Somali pirates seized oil tanker, Aris 13 with eight Sri Lankan crew members onboard, but they freed after five days of abduction

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