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Ambassador to Nigeria informs Foreign Ministry 3 Lebanese among hostages aboard hijacked ship in Africa

01-12-2020 | 08:33

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Ambassador to Nigeria informs Foreign Ministry 3 Lebanese among hostages aboard hijacked ship in Africa

Lebanon's Ambassador in Abuja Hossam Diab informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday that the commercial ship which went missing somewhere between Nigeria and Cameroon had been hijacked.

According to the Ambassador, hijackers have released the ship and two sailors, while three Lebanese and five of other nationalities are still among the hostages.

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