Two French citizens and their sailing boat have been seized by pirates off the Somali coast, French officials say.
The BBC's Ahmed Ali in Puntland says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region has gone to Eyl port to investigate.
In April, French commandos made six arrests in a helicopter raid against pirates after they freed a French yacht's crew.
The seas off Somalia have some of the highest rates of piracy in the world.
The country has been without a functioning central government for 17 years and has suffered from continual civil strife ..more..http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7595727.stm
Malaysia Sends Navy to Protect Ships Near Somalia From Pirates
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia will send two naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden after pirates hijacked two tankers operated by MISC Bhd., the country's largest shipping line, in less than a fortnight.
The vessels will accompany four MISC ships operating in the area, Akmal Hisham, press secretary for Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, said by phone today. He declined to say when the ships will depart. more..http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=alryYpQbbqbM&refer=africa
The BBC's Ahmed Ali in Puntland says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region has gone to Eyl port to investigate.
In April, French commandos made six arrests in a helicopter raid against pirates after they freed a French yacht's crew.
The seas off Somalia have some of the highest rates of piracy in the world.
The country has been without a functioning central government for 17 years and has suffered from continual civil strife ..more..http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7595727.stm
Malaysia Sends Navy to Protect Ships Near Somalia From Pirates
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia will send two naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden after pirates hijacked two tankers operated by MISC Bhd., the country's largest shipping line, in less than a fortnight.
The vessels will accompany four MISC ships operating in the area, Akmal Hisham, press secretary for Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, said by phone today. He declined to say when the ships will depart. more..http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=alryYpQbbqbM&refer=africa
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