Pirates hijack fuel tanker off Nigeria’s coast; kidnapping Pak‚ Nigerian sailors

PakistanPirates hijack fuel tanker off Nigeria’s coast; kidnapping Pak‚ Nigerian sailors

May 29, 2013

NIGERIA: Pirates have hijacked a fuel tanker off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich delta‚ taking Pakistani and Nigerian sailors’ hostage in the latest attack targeting the region.

The gunmen boarded the MT Matrix-I‚ some forty nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state taking a number of crew hostage.

Asad Haroon

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