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Tue, 04/06/2010 - 09:02
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Indian-flagged warship attack Yemeni fishermen

ADEN, April 05 (Saba) - A Yemeni fishing boat with 11 fishermen has been attacked by an Indian-flagged warship in the international
waters, the Interior Ministry has reported.

Coastguard police has received a complaint from the Yemeni Fishermen Association in
Hadramout governorate that a helicopter has taken off from the Indian ship and was
flying
over the boat named "Albarkat".
Then, two boats have been launched from the warship, and the soldiers beat the
fishermen severely and threw them into the sea and returned to the ship.
Coastguard police is currently gathering all the required information, including
attack sites' coordinates, description of the warship's and soldiers' uniform,
adding that
the investigation is underway.
MB/AF

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