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Somalia: Somali Pirates Hijack Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Yemen
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Somalia: Somali Pirates Hijack Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Yemen

๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช YemenAug 24, 2026 05:50SRC: ALLAFRICA

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-sanctioned oil products tanker off Yemen and steered it toward Somalia's Puntland coast, a Somali maritime security official said Friday, in the latest attack during a renewed wave of piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean, according to the Associated Press.

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