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Panama ship hijacked off Somalia

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Mumbai : India | about 1 month ago

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An indigenous Panamanian takes part in a protest in Panama

Pirates also opened fire on Italian vessel Jolly Rosso as it was sailing north of the Seychelles, she said on Thursday, adding the 32,000-tonne carrier 'managed to evade the pirates at 18 knots'. Somali basin was eight hours away from the Al Khaliq when it was stormed by the heavily armed gunmen.

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News Source: Time of India | about 1 month ago

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