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Urgent: Indonesia calls for armed escort for ship sailing to Philippines amid escalating piracy

Xinhua, April 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indonesian Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan said on Thursday that ships travelling from Indonesia's Borneo to the Philippines should have an armed escort as piracy in the waters is escalating. Enditem