Saturday, December 19, 2015
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Iranian fishermen clashed with pirates off the coast of Somalia.Deputy head of the Iran Fisheries Organization, Ali Askar Mujahideeni said that two fishermen were killed and several injured in the clash:
“We advised fishermen not to travel Somali coast in order to ensure their safety and said them ask for assistance of the Iranian sailors in such cases,” he said.
He said that two fishing vessels are still in the hands of pirates and Iranian security forces are working to free them. Mujahideeni said that several Iranian fishing vessels were arrested in the ports of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and other countries. “We are currently working through diplomatic channels to release those vessels,” he said.