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| The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul / Korea Times file |
By Jung Min-ho
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| Yonhap |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that the man in his 50s, whose identity is being withheld, was among six crew members released Monday evening (Gabon time) by pirates.
The other five are Indonesian and Senegalese citizens and appear to be in good health, the ministry said.
The man remains in a "secure place" offered by the ministry in Nigeria, an official said. After having a medical checkup at a local hospital, he is expected to return to Korea soon.
The pirates attacked their fishing boats and abducted the men in the early hours of May 3 near the Gabonese capital of Libreville in West Africa.
It is unclear whether the pirates received the ransom they demanded before releasing the six.
