Somali pirates kill five crew on hijacked oil tanker

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 12:49 · Archive

Somali pirates have killed five crew members on a hijacked oil tanker.

Somali pirates have killed five crew members on a hijacked oil tanker, according to officials. Al Jazeera reports these appear to be the first deaths at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade. The BBC notes that piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after declining when international naval operations began in 2011.

How it is being reported

• Somali pirates kill five crew on board hijacked oil tanker, officials sayIndependent World · 30 Sept, 13:02
• Somali pirates killed oil tanker crew before rescue, official tells BBCBBC World · 30 Sept, 07:41
• Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials sayAl Jazeera · 30 Sept, 03:39

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