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Pirates free 22 Indian crewmen in Gulf of Guinea
A crew of 22 Indian nationals have been freed by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin in West Africa.
The crew was on board an oil tanker called the Marine Express, which went missing last Thursday and has also been released with its entire cargo of oil.
All crew members are safe, according to Anglo-Eastern Shipping, the Hong Kong firm that appointed them.
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It is not clear if a ransom was paid for the Marine Express and its crew.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42956309
The crew was on board an oil tanker called the Marine Express, which went missing last Thursday and has also been released with its entire cargo of oil.
All crew members are safe, according to Anglo-Eastern Shipping, the Hong Kong firm that appointed them.
...
It is not clear if a ransom was paid for the Marine Express and its crew.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42956309