The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that four commercial ships off its eastern coast 'were subjected to sabotage operations,' just hours after Iranian and Lebanese media outlets aired false reports of explosions at a nearby Emirati port.
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that four commercial ships off its eastern coast"were subjected to sabotage operations," just hours after Iranian and Lebanese media outlets aired false reports of explosions at a nearby Emirati port.
The statement from the UAE's Foreign Ministry put the ships near the country's territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, east of the port of Fujairah. It said it was investigating the incident"in cooperation with local and international bodies." It said there were"no injuries or fatalities on board the vessels" and"no spillage of harmful chemicals or fuel."
The Associated Press, after speaking to Emirati officials and local witnesses, found the report about explosions at the port to be unsubstantiated.
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