The World : Argentine Attack Assailed

Britain condemned Argentina’s attack on three Taiwanese trawlers fishing between Argentina and the Falkland Islands as an attempt to “pursue a sovereignty claim by force.” Britain recaptured the islands in a 1982 war after an invasion by Argentina. Britain has allowed other countries to fish in a 150-mile “exclusion zone” around the Falklands. An Argentine cutter fired on the trawlers, setting one ablaze and leaving one crewman dead and three injured, when they strayed outside that zone into waters claimed by Argentina.