Kelantan Maritime director Captain Muhd Nur Syam Asmawie Yaacob showing the Vietnamese bpoat that has been held by the Malaysian coast guard. The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday. - AFP
KUALA LUMPUR/KOTA BARU, Aug 17, 2020 (AFP): The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that damage their nets.
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