Killing of Indian sailors ‘very unfortunate’, US lawmaker says, as tensions rise
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The United States military conducted a strike against a commercial tanker off the Omani coast, killing three Indian sailors among the vessel's 24-member Indian crew, with 21 others rescued. The U.S. military justified the action as targeting a ship allegedly engaged in trade violations related to Iran sanctions. The incident prompted India to lodge formal protests and marked the second reported U.S. military strike on a merchant vessel with predominantly Indian crew within the same week.
Republican Congressman Rob Wittman on Thursday called the US killing of three Indian sailors off the coast of Oman “a very, very unfortunate incident”, claiming that the US military is trying to “determine exactly what happened”.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to those Indian families who lost their loved ones there in that situation,” Wittman told the South China Morning Post.
“I know that our United States military is looking into that to try to determine exactly what happened there, but...
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