Pirates Kidnap 10 Turkish Sailors Off Nigeria

The shipping company, Kadioglu Denizcilik, has said in a statement that the vessel was attacked on its way from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast. The sailors were taken hostage by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria in what is suspected to be a kidnapping for ransom.

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