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Mar 17, 2005 12:00 AM
The hijacking and kidnap of two crew from an Indonesian product tanker by heavily armed pirates in the Malacca Strait has stoked fears of maritime terrorism in the region.
Thirty-five pirates armed with machine guns and rocket launchers hijacked the 2,396 dwt product tanker Tri Samudra, owned by Humpuss, in the Malacca Strait at 1755 hrs on Saturday.
Noel Choong, regional manager of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting...
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