Pirates Kidnap Four Crew From Greek Boat Off Togo: Togo Navy

Pirates Kidnap Four Crew From Greek Boat Off Togo: Togo Navy
A Greek oil tanker Elka Aristotle is seen in Pireas, Greece May 17, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Orfeas Tsatsos/Reuters
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LOME, TogoPirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo on Nov. 4 and fled after taking four crew members as hostages, the West African nation’s navy and Greek authorities said, two days after a similar attack in the waters of neighboring Benin.

Of the missing crew members, two are Filipinos, one is Greek, and one is Georgian, the navy said in a statement. One security guard was also shot and wounded in the attack, it stated.