The seven
Russians were among 13 crew members pirates abducted from the Curacao Trader
210 miles off the coast of Benin last Friday.
Pirates have
kidnapped seven Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea,
the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday.
The embassy
disclosed this on its official Twitter account, but did not provide further
details.
The shipping
industry has warned in recent months about increased incidents of piracy and
kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly around Nigeria.
Pirates this
month attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria and kidnapped nine Nigerian
nationals.
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