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                    Pirates Hijack Tanker Off Nigerian Coast

   by VOA News

   Security officials said pirates have hijacked a fuel tanker off the
   coast of Nigeria, abducting an unknown number of foreign sailors.
   Officials said the Nigerian-flagged MT Matrix was boarded by unknown
   gunmen Saturday off the coast of Bayelsa state. The officials said
   Nigerian and Pakistani sailors were abducted in the attack.
   Piracy is increasing in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, with gunmen
   frequently targeting oil ships to steal crude and seize foreign
   hostages for ransom payments.
   The International Maritime Bureau has recorded at least 19 piracy
   incidents off Nigeria this year.
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