Five crew members have reportedly been killed after Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Somalia, according to officials cited by Al Jazeera.
The deaths would represent the first reported killings by Somali pirates in more than a decade. The incident has renewed attention on maritime security in waters off the Horn of Africa.
The tanker had been carrying an international crew, while efforts to establish the full circumstances surrounding the deaths and the hijacking continue.