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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Jordan's Transport Ministry said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam commandeered one of its ships near Sri Lanka.
The Transport Ministry alleged that on Friday one of International Al Salam (Peace) Company for Trade and Transport's ship was boarded and robbed by the rebels. Asiantribune.com said the 25 crewmembers on board are alive and well.
"The Farha-3 vessel, carrying 14,000 tons of Indian rice and sailing from the south Indian coast to Durban, South Africa, developed engine trouble Friday off Sri Lanka's northeast coast and was forced to stop before being seized by the Tamil rebels," company executive Said Suleiman said of the incident.
The allegation of the seizure of the ship represents the most recent charge of maritime action from the Liberation Tigers, who have been suspected of hijacking ships to use as weapons carriers.
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