5 Indian sailors held hostage in Nigeria are freed

January 26, 2013 19:06

Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released, a spokesman said.

On December 17, heavily-armed pirates stormed a German oil tanker SP Brusselsbelonging to the Medallion Marine company. They went on to loot the ship and took the Indians hostage.

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