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US vessel 'shoots at Suez boat' US vessel 'shoots at Suez boat'
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A US container ship has opened fire on a small Egyptian boat in the Suez Canal, killing one man, Egyptian reports say. A US container ship has opened fire on a small Egyptian boat in the Suez Canal, killing one man and wounding two others, Egyptian reports say.
The ship was passing through the canal when it was approached by a boat selling local merchandise, reports say. The ship, the Global Patriot, was passing through the canal when it was apparenlty approached by a motorboat selling local merchandise.
It fired after the boat failed to stop when asked, Egyptian sources say.
Some 100 other local vessels are said to have gathered at the scene, carrying hawkers demanding an inquiry.