Mogadishu-Somalia's Islamist militants of Al Shabaab have kidnapped stricken boat carrying 14 crew members in Eldher town in central Somalia's Glagadud region, Iranian State TV reported.
Last night, the television station's scrolling news bar announced the kidnapping, saying the vessel owned by an Iranian fishing organization suffered a technical fault near the Somali coast.
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