Government troops foiled an attempt by gunmen onboard three motorized boats to hijack a cargo ship off Siocon town in Zamboanga del Norte.

Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), said the cargo vessel MV Anabelle was plying the sea waters off Siocon from Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte enroute to Zamboanga City on Tuesday morning when its crew noticed three motorized boats with undetermined number of armed men about to board their vessel.

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