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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Delhi issues ‘strong protest’ after US strikes kill three Indian seafarers in Gulf

A hazy night shot of a missile strike on the stern of an oil tanker
The US attack on the MT Settebello came on the same day as a strike on another Indian-crewed vessel sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau (pictured). Photograph: CENTCOM

The Indian government has voiced a “strong protest” after three Indian seafarers were killed in US military strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command confirmed that its aircraft had fired two Hellfire missiles at the engine room of the MT Settebello as it sailed through the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday.

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