Taipei (ANTARA News/CNA) - A Taiwanese crew member of a Panama-flagged cargo ship was shot dead when the vessel was attacked by Somali pirates earlier this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

The shooting took place 100 kilometers off the coast of the Nigerian city of Lagos early in the morning of Feb. 13, the ministry said.

The robbery also claimed the life of one of the non-Taiwanese crew members working on the ship, which is said to belong to a Taiwanese company, the ministry said.(*)

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