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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Armed men hijacked a ship carrying food aid Wednesday as it was unloading at a port in the strife-torn African country of Somalia, said the United Nations food relief agency, marking the second such incident in recent months.
The St. Vincent and Grenadines-registered MV Miltzow was stormed by six gunmen who forced the ship's 10-member crew to leave the port of Merka, 60 miles southwest of the capital of Mogadishu, the World Food Program said in a statement.
Nearly half the total cargo of 850 tons of WFP food aid was on board at the time of the hijacking.
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