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South China Sea: Philippines says China 'once again' attacked supply vessel with water cannon, causing injuries and damages

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The Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked a Filipino supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon on Saturday, causing injuries near a reef off the Southeast Asian country. The China Coa…

South China Sea: Philippines says China attacked supply vessel with water cannon

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The Philippine military released video of what it said was a nearly hour-long attack off Second Thomas Shoal in the contested South China Sea, where Chinese ships have unleashed water cannon and collided with Filipino vessels in similar stand-offs in recent months.

China Coast Guard and other vessels “once again harassed, blocked, deployed water cannons, and executed dangerous manoeuvres” against a routine rotation and resupply mission to the shoal Saturday morning, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said.

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