Three Chinese nationals missing off Ghana after suspected piracy kidnapping

Seven armed people boarded the ship and fired warning shots shortly before 6 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Thursday. (Representational/File Photo) Three Chinese nationals were missing from Ghanaian waters and believed to have been kidnapped after a "suspected pirate attack" on their Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel, the West African nation's military said on Saturday. Seven armed people boarded the ship and fired warning shots shortly before 6 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Thursday, the military said in a statement, adding that they had stayed on board for about three hours while some crew members hid.