Chinese ship hijacked by pirates near Gulf
Updated: 2012-04-06 19:21
(Xinhua)
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TEHRAN - A Chinese freighter was hijacked by pirates near the Gulf on Friday morning, Chinese embassy in Tehran said.
The cargo ship, belonging to a company in Nanjing of southeastern China, was hijacked at around 9:30 am local time ( 0600 GMT) near the Iranian port Chabahar.
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