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U.S. Navy Fires at Iranian Boats as Tension Rises in the Gulf


[Telegraph-UK] Damien McElroy - The U.S. navy fired warning shots at two Iranian boats in the Arabian Gulf Friday. A U.S. forces security team on a chartered transport ship used loudhailers, radios and flares to warn off two small Iranian boats acting in an "unclear" manner. But the boats ignored the warning and the Americans opened fire, unleashing several bursts of live ammunition. The incident took place in the early morning near the international boundary.
2008-04-28 01:00:00
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