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Eight people have been arrested for hijacking the cargo ship Arctic Sea, Russia's defence minister says.

Anatoly Serdyukov said the group of suspects included Russian, Estonian and Latvian nationals.

The Finnish-owned Arctic Sea went off radar after passing through the English Channel in late July, but was found on Sunday night off Cape Verde.

Speculation swirled after the ship vanished, with suggestions of piracy, a mafia dispute or a commercial row.

Source:BBC