Eritrea releases14 Yemeni fishermen

HAJJAH, July 05 (Saba)- 14 Yemeni fishermen have arrived in Midei harbor Hajjah province following their release by the Eritrean
authorities which detained them for 10 days, Interior Ministry said on Monday.

The ministry quoted the Yemeni fishermen as saying that the Eritrean authorities
intercepted them while they were fishing in international waters, 15 nautical miles
off
a Yemeni island.
The Eritrean authorities detained them under the threat and confiscated their
possessions, including a boat, reefers and fishes.
In June, Eritrean pirates have hijacked 6 Yemeni fishing boats with 47 fishermen on
board in international waters in the Red Sea in western Yemen.
The boats and fishermen were taken to an Eritrean island. The fishermen were quoted
as saying that the Eritrean pirates intercepted them in international waters and
forced
them to head to Eritrea.
They seized our boats and confiscate all things on them, they said, adding that the
pirates sent them back home on one of the six boats.
MB/YA