(Bloomberg) -- Twelve crew members were kidnapped from a Swiss merchant vessel on Saturday in Nigeria waters, Reuters reported.
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The ship carrying wheat belonging to Massoel Shipping was traveling between Nigeria commercial capital Lagos and the Niger Delta, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the company. The attack happened around 45 nautical miles southwest of Bonny Island.
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The people kidnapped aren’t from Switzerland, the country’s foreign ministry said, according to the report.
Two Nigerian police spokesmen couldn’t confirm the incident when reached by phone Sunday.
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