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Tanzania releases Iranian fishermen

Society Materials 14 February 2017 11:14 (UTC +04:00)
Tanzania released eight Iranian fishermen who were arrested recently due to illegal entry into the African country's waters, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said.
Tanzania releases Iranian fishermen
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 14

By Fatih Karimov – Trend:

Tanzania released eight Iranian fishermen who were arrested recently due to illegal entry into the African country's waters, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said.

The fishermen, who are from Iran’s Konarak city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, are expected to return home on Feb. 14, Qasemi said, ISNA news agency reported.

He rejected reports that the released fishermen are those who were hijacked by pirates in Somalia.

In November 2015 Somali pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel with 15 crew members. Two other Iranian fishing ships were captured by
pirates in March of that year.

The 16 crew members of one boat managed to raise anchor and escape in August, but the other ship and 26 crew members remained in captivity.

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