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Navy: US ship fires on boat off Dubai, 1 killed
Jul 16th, 2012
A U.S. Navy ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward it Monday near the Gulf city of Dubai, killing one person, according to American officials. (Source: Associated Press) -
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