PAKISTANI TANKER HIJACKED OFF SOMALIA! British military announces, here's who is suspected
It is suspected that pirates have hijacked a fuel tanker near the northeastern coast of Somalia, state authorities and the British military have announced.
TL;DR
- A fuel tanker is suspected of being hijacked by pirates near Somalia's northeastern coast.
- The tanker, owned by Pakistan and carrying a large amount of fuel, was traveling from Berbera to Mogadishu.
- Six armed individuals are suspected of boarding the vessel between Hafun and Bandarbejla.
- The British military's Department of Maritime Trade Operations also reported the hijacking.
- Piracy off the coast of Somalia, once a global threat, has seen a significant decline but isolated incidents persist.