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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack

FILE -Yemeni coast guards patrol the Gulf of Aden,Dec. 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Mohammed al-Qadhi, File) 2026-08-22T08:18:03Z MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of pirac.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from AP says: FILE -Yemeni coast guards patrol the Gulf of Aden,Dec. 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Mohammed al-Qadhi, File) 2026-08-22T08:18:03Z MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of pirac.

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  • Published: Aug 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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