Somalia State Probing Turkey-Linked Cargo Seized Off Its Coast

Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region acknowledged it’s holding a vessel full of military equipment until it can work out who the cargo belongs to.

The federal government on Wednesday accused Puntland authorities of seizing MV Sea World with a shipment destined for a Turkish military training facility in the capital, Mogadishu. Puntland said traders in the city had claimed ownership and that Turkey’s ambassador had also reached out.