No One Hit as Kuwaiti, Iraqi Vessels Trade Fire
From Times Wire Reports
An Iraqi vessel traded gunfire with two Kuwaiti coast guard patrols near Kuwait’s island of Warba, but no one was wounded, the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said. One Kuwaiti was hurt slightly when the guard speedboats collided, the ministry said.
There was no immediate word from Iraq on the incident near the island, separated from Iraq by a narrow channel.
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