Azerbaijan, Baku, August 5 / Trend J. Babayeva /
The Azerbaijani foreign ministry applied to the Turkish foreign ministry to assist Azerbaijani citizens via the Turkish embassy in Nigeria. Azerbaijani citizens, being on the Turkish vessel Duden, were attacked by armed pirates in Nigerian waters.
"As Azerbaijan does not have its embassy in Nigeria, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry applied to the Turkish foreign ministry to assist Azerbaijani citizens", press-service of the foreign ministry told Trend on August 5.
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.
He said that four Azerbaijani citizens, including Mirzoyev Ilgar, Dadashev Ilham, Abilov Tural and Akhmadov Tahir were on the board, deputy head of the Azerbaijani State Maritime Administration, Namik Agamaliyev, told Trend earlier.
Azerbaijani citizens, being on the Turkish vessel Duden, were not injured, Agamaliyev said.