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Vietnam strongly protests use of force against Vietnamese fishermen

Vietnam strongly protests inhuman treatment as well as the use of force or threat to use force against Vietnamese fishermen, said the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam strongly protests inhuman treatment aswell as the use of force or threat to use force against Vietnamese fishermen,said the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department in response to reporters’question regarding two fishermen getting injured as their fishing boat was shotby a vessel of unknown nationality.

The department was asked about the news that fishing vessel coded BD 31153 TSof the south central province of Binh Dinh reported to functional agencies thatit was shot by a ship with unclear code number and nationality on July 22 at 06degrees, 32 minutes North and 107 degrees, 04 minutes East, and two of itscrewmen were injured.

The department responded that Vietnamese functional authorities areverifying the abovementioned information.

It added that fishing vessels BD 31153 TS docked in Con Dao port on July23 and the injured fishermen were taken to hospital for treatment.-VNA
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