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Navy Rescues 19 Pak Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates, Second Op In 2 Days
Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.
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Navy Sailor Dies After Alleged Kidnappers Set Him On Fire
A Navy sailor died on Saturday at a Mumbai hospital while being treated for burn injuries sustained after he was set on fire, allegedly after a failed kidnapping attempt
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Nigeria Rescues 3 Foreigners, Including Indian, Kidnapped By Pirates
Three foreign sailors kidnapped by pirates in the oil-rich south of Nigeria last week have been rescued, the Nigerian Navy said Wednesday.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria To Return Today
Five Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a ship in Nigeria earlier this year, will return to Mumbai today following their release, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.
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Five Indian Sailors Kidnapped In Nigeria Released, Say Officials
Five Indian sailors, who were kidnapped from a ship in Nigeria, have been released. Sudeep Chaudhary, Ankit Hooda, Chirag Yadav, Avinash Reddy, and Moogu Ravi, had been kidnapped from a vessel -- MT Apecus -- on April 19, this year.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria, Confirms Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors, posted in Nigeria, have been "abducted" by pirates, confirmed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
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9 Sailors Of Indian Ship Kidnapped By Somali Pirates Rescued
Somali security forces have rescued nine of the 11 crew members who were kidnapped from an Indian cargo dhow and taken ashore by pirates, said Hirsi Yusuf Barre, the mayor of Galkayo town in central Somalia.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped In Nigeria Released, Says Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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Three Indian sailors kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea coast freed by Nigerian police
Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.
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Indian sailors held for more than a month freed by pirates
Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates, a spokesman said today.
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Freed Indian sailors to reach India on Saturday
Six Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates after more than two and a half years of captivity are to reach India on Saturday evening.
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Families of captive sailors hold protest, demand their release
Agitated family members of Indian sailors being held captive by Somali pirates on Friday made an emotional plea to the government to intervene and negotiate with the sea brigands for their release.
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Five Indian sailors kidnapped off coast of Nigeria
Gunmen stormed a tanker ship off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, ransacking the vessel and kidnapping five Indian sailors in the latest attack targeting foreign workers in the volatile region, a shipping company said on Wednesday.
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Indian sailors recount pirate attack
The alarm sounded at 6:40 am It could have been a fire or a man overboard. But in the waters off the coast of Oman near the Gulf of Aden, the sound meant one thing to the crew of the Enrica Ievoli: pirates. The ship was carrying 15,000 tons of caustic soda from Iran to Turkey when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, who held the 18-man crew hostage ...
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Somali pirates release 11 Indian sailors
11 Indians captured along with their ship have been freed by Somali pirates, after being held hostage for 11 months. The sailors on ship RAK Africana were picked up by a Spanish naval ship in vicinity (They are) safe," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Twitter, noting that the negotiations for release of the Indians were "delic...
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Navy Rescues 19 Pak Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates, Second Op In 2 Days
Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.
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Navy Sailor Dies After Alleged Kidnappers Set Him On Fire
A Navy sailor died on Saturday at a Mumbai hospital while being treated for burn injuries sustained after he was set on fire, allegedly after a failed kidnapping attempt
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Nigeria Rescues 3 Foreigners, Including Indian, Kidnapped By Pirates
Three foreign sailors kidnapped by pirates in the oil-rich south of Nigeria last week have been rescued, the Nigerian Navy said Wednesday.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria To Return Today
Five Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a ship in Nigeria earlier this year, will return to Mumbai today following their release, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.
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Five Indian Sailors Kidnapped In Nigeria Released, Say Officials
Five Indian sailors, who were kidnapped from a ship in Nigeria, have been released. Sudeep Chaudhary, Ankit Hooda, Chirag Yadav, Avinash Reddy, and Moogu Ravi, had been kidnapped from a vessel -- MT Apecus -- on April 19, this year.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria, Confirms Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors, posted in Nigeria, have been "abducted" by pirates, confirmed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
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9 Sailors Of Indian Ship Kidnapped By Somali Pirates Rescued
Somali security forces have rescued nine of the 11 crew members who were kidnapped from an Indian cargo dhow and taken ashore by pirates, said Hirsi Yusuf Barre, the mayor of Galkayo town in central Somalia.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped In Nigeria Released, Says Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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Three Indian sailors kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea coast freed by Nigerian police
Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.
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Indian sailors held for more than a month freed by pirates
Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates, a spokesman said today.
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Freed Indian sailors to reach India on Saturday
Six Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates after more than two and a half years of captivity are to reach India on Saturday evening.
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Families of captive sailors hold protest, demand their release
Agitated family members of Indian sailors being held captive by Somali pirates on Friday made an emotional plea to the government to intervene and negotiate with the sea brigands for their release.
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Five Indian sailors kidnapped off coast of Nigeria
Gunmen stormed a tanker ship off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, ransacking the vessel and kidnapping five Indian sailors in the latest attack targeting foreign workers in the volatile region, a shipping company said on Wednesday.
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Indian sailors recount pirate attack
The alarm sounded at 6:40 am It could have been a fire or a man overboard. But in the waters off the coast of Oman near the Gulf of Aden, the sound meant one thing to the crew of the Enrica Ievoli: pirates. The ship was carrying 15,000 tons of caustic soda from Iran to Turkey when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, who held the 18-man crew hostage ...
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Somali pirates release 11 Indian sailors
11 Indians captured along with their ship have been freed by Somali pirates, after being held hostage for 11 months. The sailors on ship RAK Africana were picked up by a Spanish naval ship in vicinity (They are) safe," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Twitter, noting that the negotiations for release of the Indians were "delic...
