MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a “blatant …
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Philippines accuses China of using military-grade laser against coast guard vessel
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a …
Chinese patrol boat fires ‘blinding’ military-grade laser in clash with Philippines coast guard
A “military-grade laser light” allegedly hit a Philippines coast guard vessel and temporarily blinded some of its crew members in the disputed South China Sea. Manila accused a Chinese coast guard ship of carrying out the act that took place on 6 …
South China Sea: Philippines says China used ‘military-grade’ laser against boat
The Philippines has accused China of shining a “military grade” laser light to scuttle a resupply mission to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The laser glare temporarily blinded the crew of the Filipino coast guard boat, forcing it to retreat.
Philippines accuses China coast guard of harassing one of its ships in disputed waters
Feb. 13 (UPI) –The Philippines coast guard on Monday accused its Chinese counterpart of harassing one of its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, saying it attempted to deliberately block a patrol ship from delivering food and supplies to its navy in …
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Philippines South China Sea
The Philippines on Monday, Feb. 13, accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a “blatant” violation of …
Philippines accuses China of temporarily blinding coast guard ship crew with laser
The incident took place as Philippines tried to deliver food and supplies to troops stationed on an atoll in a disputed waterway.