[25/مايو/2008]

HODEIDA, May 25 (Saba) – Eritrean pirates have seized in the last few days five Yemeni boats in the Red Sea, the GPC-run almotamar.net has reported.

Governor of Hodeida province Ahmed Salim al-Jabali ordered the competent authorities to recover the boats as soon as possible and according to effective laws. Al-Jabali also urged the authorities to put an end to the pirate attacks against Yemeni boats.

Yemeni fishermen usually suffer from baseless confiscation of their boats by Eritrean coastguards who used to take away Yemeni boats in the international waters and deport Yemeni fishermen violently.

Yemeni fishermen face many risks while coming back home after being held by Eritreans.
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