JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested the alleged financier and mastermind behind the hijacking of oil tanker Orkim Harmony in June, as well as two suspects in other piracy attacks.
Indonesia is stepping up its efforts against piracy, including the deployment of rapid reaction teams with neighbouring Malaysia, to combat a soaring number of attacks on merchant vessels in one of the world's busiest shipping choke points.
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