Somali pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing boat.
The European Union's naval military establishment and security sources in Puntland announced Saturday that armed militant pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing boat off the northeastern coast of Somalia.
The Reuters news agency wrote in a report that Somali piracy has risen again; At least 15 ground strikes have been reported since April, the highest number since 2013.
Puntland is a semi-autonomous region in northeastern Somalia.