. ABK Indonesian pirates kidnapped in Malacca

. ABK Indonesian pirates kidnapped in Malacca

Armed pirates raided a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Malacca and kidnapped three crew members from Indonesia as well as the charge of stealing diesel fuel , Malaysian media reported on Wednesday ( 23 / ​​04 ) .

The attack occurred about 16 miles off the west coast of Malaysia , the Star daily reported quoting officials of Malaysia ..

" The incident occurred around 01:00 local time and the crew only realized when I saw five or six men armed with guns and machetes on board , " said Muhammad Said Norzaid , police commander at Port Klang AFP news agency reported .

The report said that the crew knock out pirates and bind them , rob ships and two tankers carrying another of pumping diesel from the vessel .
After the pirates leave a few hours later , the crew know that the three missing crew members . Police suspect they were kidnapped by pirates

The crew were from Indonesia , Thailand , Myanmar and India .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would also Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia could not be reached for information related to this report .