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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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Kidnapped In Chennai, Burnt In Maharashtra: Mysterious Murder Of Navy Man
On February 5, Navy sailor Suraj Kumar Dubey from Jharkhand walked down a hill in Maharashtra's Palghar district in a semi-burnt condition. At the hospital, before his death, he told the local police that he had been kidnapped from outside the Chennai airport on January 30, kept confined in the Tamil Nadu capital for three days for ransom and set o...
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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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Captain, 7 Crew Members Kidnapped From Greek Oil Tanker In Cameroon Port
Armed men attacked a Greek oil tanker near Cameroon's economic capital Douala on Tuesday and abducted eight men including the vessel's Greek captain, the merchant marine ministry said.
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9 Sailors Kidnapped By Suspected Pirates Off Africa's Benin
Nine sailors who were waiting in the harbour of the port of Cotonou in Benin have been abducted by suspected pirates, port authorities said Sunday.
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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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German Sailor Abducted, Another Killed, In Philippines: Military
Islamic terrorists who specialise in kidnapping for ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht off the southern Philippines, the military said on Monday.
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Philippine Military Says It Has Killed 70 Terrorits
The Philippine military says it has killed 70 Abu Sayyaf militants and captured 32 others in a major offensive that began in July against the group, which is accused of kidnapping sailors from neighboring countries for ransom.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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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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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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Kidnapped In Chennai, Burnt In Maharashtra: Mysterious Murder Of Navy Man
On February 5, Navy sailor Suraj Kumar Dubey from Jharkhand walked down a hill in Maharashtra's Palghar district in a semi-burnt condition. At the hospital, before his death, he told the local police that he had been kidnapped from outside the Chennai airport on January 30, kept confined in the Tamil Nadu capital for three days for ransom and set o...
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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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Captain, 7 Crew Members Kidnapped From Greek Oil Tanker In Cameroon Port
Armed men attacked a Greek oil tanker near Cameroon's economic capital Douala on Tuesday and abducted eight men including the vessel's Greek captain, the merchant marine ministry said.
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9 Sailors Kidnapped By Suspected Pirates Off Africa's Benin
Nine sailors who were waiting in the harbour of the port of Cotonou in Benin have been abducted by suspected pirates, port authorities said Sunday.
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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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German Sailor Abducted, Another Killed, In Philippines: Military
Islamic terrorists who specialise in kidnapping for ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht off the southern Philippines, the military said on Monday.
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Philippine Military Says It Has Killed 70 Terrorits
The Philippine military says it has killed 70 Abu Sayyaf militants and captured 32 others in a major offensive that began in July against the group, which is accused of kidnapping sailors from neighboring countries for ransom.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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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.
