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U.S. ship fires warning shots at Iranian Guard boats

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A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at several patrol boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Gulf, the U.S. Defence Department said on Monday.

 

The shots were fired Sunday after four fast boats approached the U.S. destroyer Mahan at high speed, Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Davis said.

 

Before firing the three warning shots, the crew of the U.S. ship attempted to make contact with the Iranians over the radio, but received no response, Davis said.

 

Davis accused the Iranian Guard of actions that were “unsafe and unprofessional.’’

 

White House spokesperson Josh Earnest echoed Davis’ comments, saying that “the behaviour is unacceptable.’’

 

There have been multiple incidents involving the U.S. military and the Revolutionary Guard in the Gulf.

 

The Pentagon said there were 35 such incidents last year, 23 in 2015.

 

State Department spokesperson John Kirby said there had been no communication between the U.S. and Iran on the diplomatic front.

Boat Carrying 600 Migrants Capsize, 29 Confirmed Dead

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A boat carrying around 600 people has capsized off Egypt’s coast, killing at least 29, officials said today, in the latest disaster to befall migrants attempting to cross to Europe.

The boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Burg Rashid, a village in the northern Beheira province.

Of the 29 bodies found so far, 18 were men, 10 were women and one was a child, local officials said.

“Initial information indicates that the boat sank because it was carrying more people than its limit.
The boat tilted and the migrants fell into the water,” a senior security official in Beheira told Reuters.

Rescue workers have so far saved 150 people. The boat was carrying Egyptian, Syrian, and African
migrants, officials said.

It was not immediately clear where the boat was headed, though officials said they believed it was going to Italy.

Operation Crocodile Smile suffer loss as 4 Soldiers drown In Bayelsa boat mishap

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Four soldiers that are part of the Operation Crocodile in the Niger Delta have drowned in a boat mishap in Bayelsa state today September 5th. The incident happened at about 10 am this morning along the Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

The riffles of the soldiers are currently missing. A resident of the community, Effa, who spoke with Leadership, said attempts by the youths in the community and other soldiers to rescue the soldiers failed as the drowned soldiers could not be found.

 

“In recent times,we have been noticing increased movement of soldiers in our area. The boat that capsize was conveying a new batch of soldiers to the water front. I was going to dispose of refuse at the waterfront and I saw uniformed soldiers struggling to rescue their colleagues in a capsize boat. When the confusion subsided, Four Soldiers were found to be missing with their rifles and other military gear. Some others that were rescued had their rifle missing and struggling out of the water. “he said

Search for the missing soldiers and their riffles is still ongoing.