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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 and wounding two others, 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, the Global Patriot, was passing through the canal when it was apparently approached by a motorboat selling local merchandise. | |
| It fired after the boat failed to stop when asked, Egyptian sources say. | 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. | Some 100 other local vessels are said to have gathered at the scene, carrying hawkers demanding an inquiry. |