Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16
The Puntland Information Ministry said the five were killed before the rescue operation began. The Puntland Maritime Police Force said the tanker, seized off northern Somalia on 21 April, is now safe and under government control.

The Puntland Maritime Police Force said it recovered the tanker and captured 16 pirates. The Puntland Information Ministry said the pirates killed five crew members before the operation began. The accounts could not be independently verified.
The Puntland Maritime Police Force said it had recovered the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 off the northern coast of Somalia and captured 16 pirates. The Puntland Information Ministry said that before the operation began, the pirates on board killed five of the crew — three Pakistanis, one Indian and one Myanmar national — and wounded three Pakistanis and one Indian. The Palau-flagged tanker was seized on 21 April with 17 crew and 18,500 barrels of oil on board. The police force said the ship was safe and under government control, and that other members of the group had fled inland and were being pursued. Al Jazeera reported that these were the first killings of hostages by Somali pirates in more than a decade. The accounts come from the Puntland authorities and could not be independently verified.
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