Two gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have boarded and robbed ships anchored off Iraq’s Basra oil export terminal.

The US Navy said the two men stole computers, cellphones and cash from crew members with all the robberies appearing to take place on Sunday 8 August.

Tankers loading at Basra.
The Iraqi authorities said a boat containing some of the stolen goods had been recovered and two Iraqis arrested although others with then had fled.

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