Pirates hijack tanker with 24 Russian crew off Togo:
Pirates exchanged fire with security forces and hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker with 24 Russian crew off Togo on Tuesday in the latest attack in the region, the International Maritime Bureau said.
A French tanker with a mostly African crew has been hijacked off Ivory Coast, Ivorian and French officials said on Monday, amid concern the area is becoming a new pirate hotspot.