Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez at the Casa Rosada government house in Buenos Aires February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
LONDON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina said it would begin legal action on Thursday against British energy firms operating near the Falkland Islands, in a growing war of words over the disputed South Atlantic territory.
The move is the latest diplomatic spat between Britain and Argentina, who fought a short war over the Falklands in 1982, and has led to both countries summoning the other's ambassador for a dressing down.
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