23 sailors kidnapped in tanker attack in W. Africa (AP)

AP - Armed pirates raided a tanker off the West African coast and kidnapped 23 sailors Wednesday, taking off with the vessel in waters that are increasingly at risk of piracy, an international monitoring group said.

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