Tanker that was hijacked by migrants arrives at Valletta port


  • World
  • Thursday, 28 Mar 2019

VALLETTA (Reuters) - A small tanker that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off Libya has arrived at Malta's port of Valletta, a Reuters witness said on Thursday.

The 108 migrants were picked up by the cargo ship Elhiblu 1 and hijacked the vessel when it became clear that it planned to take them back to Libya.

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