VALLETTA (Reuters) - A small tanker that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off Libya has arrived at Malta’s port of Valletta, a Reuters witness said on Thursday.

The 108 migrants were picked up by the cargo ship Elhiblu 1 and hijacked the vessel when it became clear that it planned to take them back to Libya.

There were police buses in the area and Maltese soldiers were guarding the migrants, the Reuters witness added.