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(Reuters) Two Russian sailors being held in the Mozambique port of Maputo are financial hostages in a dispute between the ships owner and its local customer, Russias foreign ministry told the state RIA news agency in remarks published on Sunday. Russias SHOT news outlet reported last week on its Telegram that two Russians, a Lithuanian and two Ukrainians have been locked up on board a Cameroon-flagged fishing boat Volopas for eight months. They found themselves hostage to a financial and property dispute between the ship-owning company and a local agent company, Russias foreign ministr