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12 days ago · Somalia

4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home

4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. South China Morning Post Asia and Dawn are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Somalia. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Four Indonesian seamen who were kidnapped and held hostage by Somali pirates aboard an oil tanker for more than five months arrived back home on Tuesday. The men were among 17 crew rescued a week ago when maritime police from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia stormed the…

South China Morning Post AsiaRead at South China Morning Post Asia

Story timeline

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  1. New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia

    4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home

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4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home