Trawler seized

MOGADISHU: Police say Somali pirates have seized a fishing trawler owned by a local businessman, and forced the mostly foreign crew to disembark near the village of Eyl in the northern semi-autonomous state of Puntland.

The incident comes shortly after Somali pirates seized an oil tanker and its Sri Lankan crew for several days. This is considered as the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel in the area in five years. – AP