Puntland Maritime Police Forces Kill Iranian Fisherman in the Indian Ocean
Category: Instability
Severity: 2 (Low)
Source: Drum Cussac
10/12/2017 (Somalia) - Media sources report on Thursday, 12 October, that Puntland Maritime Police Forces have shot and killed an Iranian captain and injured another sailor in a security operation in the Indian Ocean. Reports indicate that officials tried to stop and board two vessels that were fishing illegally on 6 October in Somali waters. When the vessel ignored repeated warning the police officers opened fire on the vessels. One of the boats has been seized and is being docked at Bosaso port whilst the other vessel was able to get away.
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