# Somali pirates killed five crew members before hijacked tanker was rescued, Puntland says

https://mins.news/en/item/79229

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 19:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somali-pirates-killed-5-crew-members-hijacked-tanker-before-rescue-mission-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abc141da32b7800017a9dc7

> Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard the hijacked petroleum-products tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces rescued it, the information ministry of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland said on Tuesday.

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