The Russian freighter mysteriously hijacked in northern European waters in July and located off the African coast by Russian warships was hijacked by Russia itself, according to the Israeli news agency Ynet.
The Arctic Sea had gone missing after reportedly sailing from Finland to Algeria with a load of timber bound for Algeria. Off Sweden its captain reported being hijacked by eight men. Communication with the vessel was then lost until it was located near Cape Verde three weeks later and boarded by Russian commandos.
Read Full Article »