2 killed in Nigeria pirate attack February 13, 2012 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A piracy monitoring official says pirates off Nigeria's coast have attacked a cargo ship and shot dead its captain and chief engineer, The Guardian reported. Cyrus Mody of the International Maritime Bureau said the attack happened early on Monday, February 13 morning about 125 miles south of Lagos. Mody said the ship tried to escape but both the captain and chief engineer were shot dead during a gun battle. He offered no other details. Nigerian officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has escalated from low-level armed robberies to hijackings and cargo thefts. West African pirates also have been more willing to use violence – beating crew members and shooting and stabbing those who get in the way.  Top stories European Parliament urges EU member states to consider sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made."   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
