hijacked
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The hijacked tanker was anchored near the Somali coast between the fishing towns of Xaafun and Bander Beyla.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In April, officials had said there were 17 crew members on board when the vessel was hijacked.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
LinkedIn accepted his reports on the hijacked profiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of the jets hijacked on 9/11 hit the Pentagon in Washington, killing 184 people who were remembered by a single bell tolling as their names were read out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Beetee and I have been following the same rule book President Snow used when he hijacked Peeta. ”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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