SECURITYJun 1 · 04:21 UTCASIA TIMESAnja Shortland

Somali piracy making a comeback on waves of Iran war

The Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men off the Somali coast on April 26 and taken to Garacad in Puntland. The incident is linked to the resurgence of Somali piracy amid the Iran war.

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