KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 liters of diesel has been hijacked and is heading towards Indonesian waters, a maritime official said Wednesday.

"Initial investigations on the MT Vier Harmoni revealed that the ship was hijacked due to internal problems," Ahmad Puzi Kahar, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency chief, said in a tweet.

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