Azerbaijan, Baku, August 5 / Trend Capital /

Azerbaijani citizens, being on the Turkish vessel Duden, which has been attacked by armed pirates in Nigerian waters, were not injured, deputy head of the Azerbaijani State Maritime Administration, Namik Agamaliyev, said on August 5.

He said that four Azerbaijani citizens, including Mirzoyev Ilgar, Dadashev Ilham, Abilov Tural and Akhmadov Tahir were on the board.

Duden vessel was attached by armed pirates while routing to Port Harcourt transporting rice from Thailand. As a result of attack, cook Ertan Engin and one of crew members, Nigerian citizen were injured.

But crew members managed to escape from pirates.