Malta armed forces seize tanker hijacked by Migrants

Malta’s armed forces have taken control of a tanker which had been seized by migrants off the coast of Libya.

The tanker, Elhibru 1, was heading to a Maltese port with the crew and migrants who will be handed over to police.

More than 100 migrants have been rescued by the ship hijacked, after being told that they would return to Libya.

They had ordered the ship’s captain to head north towards Europe.

The armed forces of Malta said they had established communications with the captain of the ship when it was still proceeding towards Malta.