🔻Somali pirates seized an Iranian fishing boat

A European Union naval military body and security sources in “Puntland” announced on Saturday that armed pirates kidnapped an Iranian fishing boat off the north-eastern coast of Somalia.

Reuters reported in a story that Somali piracy has risen again, with at least 15 attacks reported since April, which is the highest figure since 2013.

Puntland is a semi-autonomous region in north-eastern Somalia.