Chinese ship attacked on Mekong
- Published: 15/01/2012 at 10:32 PM
- Online news: Local News
SHANGHAI: Unidentified attackers fired on a Chinese cargo boat on its way from Thailand to China on the Mekong River in Laos, China's police said, less than two months after Beijing began joint patrols to protect shipping.
Shots were fired at the Chinese ship Sheng Tai 11 on Saturday evening, but none of the crew was wounded, China's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website on Sunday.The boat, which had five crew members, was carrying wood, Chinese state television reported.China last month deployed more than 300 armed police to patrol the Mekong in boats in collaboration with Burma, Thailand and Laos after a deadly attack killed 13 Chinese sailors in October last year.In the latest incident, the Chinese ship was returning to China after loading cargo in Thailand, the statement said.After the attack occurred, patrol ships from both Laos and China responded and Laos was still pursuing those suspected of carrying out the shooting.The Mekong flows through China's southwestern province of Yunnan...
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