Somali pirates hijack Chinese-flagged ship off Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese- flagged commercial ship off Yemen's western city port of al- Hudaida in the Red Sea, the Yemeni Interior Ministry said Saturday.

The Chinese ship called "Tien Hau" was attacked by the pirates at about 11 nautical miles away from the Yemeni island of Al-Tair off the city port of al-Hudaida, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.

"The pirates moved the ship towards the Somali coats," the ministry said, adding that "measures are underway to spot the fate of the ship and its crew members."

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