A vessel carrying an unspecified number of French tourists has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say. The BBC's Ahmed Ali says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland has gone to Eyl port to investigate the report. 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... [read full story]
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Two French citizens and their sailing boat have been seized by pirates off the Somali coast, French officials say. The BBC's Ahmed Ali says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland has...
A vessel carrying an unspecified number of French tourists has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say. The BBC's Ahmed Ali says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland has...
Crime, Modern Piracy, Defence & Security Forces, Hijacking, Defence, Piracy in Somalia, Karnataka, India, Horn of Africa, Hassan, Somalia, France
