One Indian sailor killed, six others injured in Iranian missile strike on UAE tankers

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One Indian sailor was killed and six others were injured after after Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stated the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

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The UAE’s Ministry of Defence did not specify when the attacks took place. It said the eight hurt included six Indians and two Ukrainian nationals. Four were in serious condition.

The attacks took place when the tankers – Mombasa and Al Bahiyah – were transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters, said the ministry.

“The attack also caused material damage to both tankers as a result of the fires that broke out on board, which have since been brought under control,” it added.

Taking responsibility for the attacks, Iran stated on Tuesday that its forces had hit two “offending” super oil tankers, reported Al Jazeera.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was quoted as saying that the ships had been “deceived by the US” into taking the southern route in Omani waters “by turning...

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