Deliveries of food aid to Somalia by sea have been halted, after an attempt by pirates to seize a ship chartered by the UN food relief agency.The head of the World Food Programme said their programme to feed one million Somalis is under threat.
The WFP-chartered vessel was attacked on Saturday off the Somali port of Merka after it had just delivered 4,000 tons of food.
The pirates killed a guard who was among a group sent to intercept them.
Read More
