Fw: [R-G] Iraq: US sets civilian vessel ablaze

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> Reuters. 18 October 2001. Iraq Says U.S. Navy Set Ship Ablaze in Gulf.
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> BAGHDAD -- Iraq on Thursday accused the U.S. Navy in the Gulf of setting
> a civilian vessel ablaze near its southern port of Mina al-Bakr.
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> "A civilian vessel owned by an Iraqi citizen was attacked on September
> 26 by a unit of the American Navy in the Arab Gulf," a foreign ministry
> spokesman said in a statement carried by the state news agency INA.
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> The spokesman said the ship was forced to return to port after its
> bridge was badly damaged by fire.
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> "These acts are ... disapproved of by the international community and
> represent a blatant violation of the charter of the United States and
> basic principles governing relations between states," the spokesman
> said, adding Iraq "reserved the right to respond."
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