Somali pirates kill 5 crew on hijacked tanker before rescue by security forces

Somali ⁠pirates killed five crew members of ⁠the hijacked MT Honour 25 petroleum products tanker before it was rescued by security forces, Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Tuesday. Puntland’s authorities said they also rescued a second vessel on Tuesday that had been hijacked in May. The deaths ‌aboard the Palau-flagged ship appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates