February 28, 2011 6:31 PM

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Somali pirates hijack Greek-owned cargo carrier with 23 crew

Somali pirates today hijacked a Greek-owned cargo carrier with 23 crew members aboard. The vessel was on its way to Saleef, Yemen from Port Quasim, Pakistan when it was attacked 420 kilometres North East of Salalah in the North Arabian Sea. European Union Naval Force's Somalia spokesman Paddy O'Kennedy said details of the attack on the Panamanian flagged MV Dover remains unknown. He said the cargo ship has 3 Romanian, 1 Russian and 19 Filipinos. The spokesman said there is no communication with the vessel and no information regarding the condition of the crew.

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