2 French Men and a Swiss Woman Robbed [Archives:2000/52/Local News]

An armed pirate group assaulted three Europeans last Friday 17.12.99 while they were on their way to Mokala from Aden. The three Europeans; 2 Frenchmen and a woman set out on a tour at sea Saturday 11.12.1999 heading towards Al-Mokala and while they were near the coasts of Balhaf, Shabwah, they were attacked by a 6-7m boat carrying seven men of whom two were armed.
These pirates plundered them of their money and stole some of their equipment: a radio for receiving and sending messages (VHF), a special radio for weather forecast and a special apparatus for checking the depth of the sea. The three Europeans tried to send messages for help through another radio which was not seen by these pirates, however, they received no reply. Then, they continued on their way to Al-Mokala and reached it last Sunday evening at 5 o’clock.
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