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Protester says whalers shot him | Protester says whalers shot him |
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An anti-whaling campaigner says he has been shot by Japanese sailors while protesting over their hunting activities in the Antarctic. | An anti-whaling campaigner says he has been shot by Japanese sailors while protesting over their hunting activities in the Antarctic. |
Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepherd group, said his colleagues had been throwing stink bombs, but the Japanese responded with "flash grenades" and gunfire. | Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepherd group, said his colleagues had been throwing stink bombs, but the Japanese responded with "flash grenades" and gunfire. |
He said he felt a thud in his chest and found a bullet in his Kevlar vest. | He said he felt a thud in his chest and found a bullet in his Kevlar vest. |
But Tokyo denied any bullets had been fired, saying "warning devices" were thrown after their ship was attacked. | But Tokyo denied any bullets had been fired, saying "warning devices" were thrown after their ship was attacked. |
The foreign ministry said the Japanese coastguard on board the Nisshin Maru ship had thrown a baseball-sized device, which exploded near the activists' ship emitting a loud noise. | The foreign ministry said the Japanese coastguard on board the Nisshin Maru ship had thrown a baseball-sized device, which exploded near the activists' ship emitting a loud noise. |
The device was not designed to hurt people, and the ministry said it was not aware of any injuries. | The device was not designed to hurt people, and the ministry said it was not aware of any injuries. |
'Aimed at us' | 'Aimed at us' |
Mr Watson told Australian radio that he found a bullet in his Kevlar vest. | Mr Watson told Australian radio that he found a bullet in his Kevlar vest. |
"It bruised my shoulder but it would have hit my heart if I didn't have the vest," he said. | "It bruised my shoulder but it would have hit my heart if I didn't have the vest," he said. |
Mr Watson is captain of the Sea Shepherd vessel, the Steve Irwin | Mr Watson is captain of the Sea Shepherd vessel, the Steve Irwin |
He told Australia's ABC News that there was no justification for the whalers opening fire. | He told Australia's ABC News that there was no justification for the whalers opening fire. |
"We were doing what we usually do, which is putting stink bombs on deck," he said. | "We were doing what we usually do, which is putting stink bombs on deck," he said. |
"We go out of our way to make sure we don't throw them near anybody, but they were throwing the flash grenades directly at us." | "We go out of our way to make sure we don't throw them near anybody, but they were throwing the flash grenades directly at us." |
Japan had planned to kill up to 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales during the expedition. | Japan had planned to kill up to 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales during the expedition. |
Tokyo says it carries out whaling for scientific research, but critics say the same data can be collected without killing the animals. | Tokyo says it carries out whaling for scientific research, but critics say the same data can be collected without killing the animals. |
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