16 Indian sailors detained in Equatorial Guinea since 3 months
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As many as 16 Indian mariners of oil vessel MT Heroic Idun have been detained in Equatorial Guinea, a Central African country, since August 14. Apart from them, the Guinea Navy has also detained eight Sri Lankan sailors and one each from Poland and the Philippines. The seamen have appealed for help to be released, claiming that their detention was "unlawful."