Pirates Hijack Turkish Weapons Ship Off Somalia
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- Pirates hijacked a cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast, according to an official cited by AP News, with the Times of India confirming six Indian nationals were aboard the vessel.
- Somali piracy is surging with two hijackings in just four days, per the New York Times — a sharp reversal of the decade-long lull in Indian Ocean hijackings.
Why it matters: A weapons cargo now sits in pirate hands in Horn of Africa waters, putting both Ankara's military materiel and New Delhi's six nationals in the custody of a non-state armed group. The New York Times' two-hijackings-in-four-days tally signals a sharp reversal of the long decline in Somali piracy.
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