Chemical tanker hijacked near Seychelles

Somali pirates have seized a chemical tanker near the Seychelles, the latest in a spate of attacks spanning an ever-widening area between Tanzania and the Maldives, maritime sources told AFP on Tuesday. The vessel was attacked on Monday northwest of Aldabra, an island which forms part of the Seychelles archipelago but lies some 700 miles from the main island of Mahe and is closer to Tanzania or Madagascar.