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Philippines and China say ships collided at new South China Sea flashpoint

China released video of the incident [China <span>Coast Guard</span> via Weibo and Reuters]

Ships from China and the Philippines have collided during a confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, with each blaming the other for the incident.

The collision took place at 3:24am local time on Monday (19:24 GMT on Sunday) at Sabina Shoal, which lies about 140km (86 miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan, the closest major land mass.

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