07.06.2004, 13:29
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Zitat:ABU DHABI, June 6 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed Sunday it had detained the crew of an Iranian fishing boat, but said the incident occurred after the vessel entered UAE territorial waters.
"A patrol boat of the coastguard intercepted an Iranian fishing boat last Wednesday as it fished inside the UAE's territorial waters," a coastguard official said, quoted by the state news agency WAM.
"The crew were detained and referred to judicial authorities in accordance with normal rules and procedures," he said. Iran, which is locked with the UAE in a row over three strategic Gulf islands, had earlier accused Abu Dhabi of "unacceptable" behavior following reports that an Emirati navy vessel entered Iranian waters around the disputed island of Abu Musa and arrested the crew of the fishing boat.
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