U.S army opens fire on civilians in the Gulf region
July 18, 2012 at 7:31 pm | Lanka C News.
According to the foreign sources U.S. Navy has opened fire on a civilian boat, after getting too close to a U.S. Tanker Vessel, amid the rising tension in the Gulf region. During this incident, one person was killed and three others were injured.The U.S. Army sources say that, they have opened fire on a boat painted in white when it was approaching a U.S. tanker. They have also explained that, the U.S. crew as tried to warn the boat several times to turn away from the tanker, but they have ignored that. According to the reports, 0.50 caliber machine guns were used in this attack.The U.A.E authorities have launched an investigation in this regards since this incident has occurred near the Dubai Jabel Ali Port on Monday. They have confirmed that, the dead person is an Indian, while the boat which is 9 Meters in length,is not the type which is being used in Military activities.
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