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Indian Navy frees 20 from hijacked Iranian boat off Somalia

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 03 November 2026, 14:13 UTC ·9 sec listen

India’s navy rescued 20 crew members from an Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia, using a warship, surveillance aircraft and marine commandos. The incident comes amid renewed Somali piracy in the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.

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