{
  "id": 2231512,
  "title": "6 Indians on board hijacked cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/6-indians-on-board-hijacked-cargo-ship-carrying-turkish-weapons-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/6-indians-on-board-hijacked-cargo-ship-carrying-turkish-weapons-off-somalias-coast/articleshow/133387586.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six Indians were among the crew of a hijacked cargo ship off Somalia's coast, according to a Somali official quoted by AP. The M/V LUTUF, a Cameroon-flagged vessel, was seized about 3.5 nautical miles off Marraya in Puntland's Eyl district on Monday. The ship was headed to a military training facility in Mogadishu with Turkish weapons and communication equipment. It carried six Indian nationals, a Turkish, a Georgian, and two Serbian security guards. Eight pirates are believed to have taken the vessel, allegedly associated with a group involved in a previous hijacking. Turkish vessels and aerial surveillance monitored the situation, while a small boat delivering khat also approached the ship. An airstrike reportedly killed four pirates and injured two, though the details remain unverified.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}