13 dead in China pirate attack

October 23rd, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS  

Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) Police in China have confirmed the death of 13 sailors following a pirate attack on two cargo ships on Mekong river, Xinhua reported Sunday.

On Oct 5, ships Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8 were attacked by unidentified armed people. Twelve Chinese sailors were killed and the Yu Xing 8 ship’s captain went missing.

Chinese officials said the discovery of Yang’s body took the death toll to 13.

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