UAE reports rare ‘acts of sabotage’ against 4 boats

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates says four merchant vessels had been targeted by “acts of sabotage” in Gulf waters off its coast, amid rising tensions between neighboring Iran and the US.

“Four commercial, civilian trading vessels of various nationalities this morning suffered acts of sabotage” off the UAE’s eastern coast, its foreign ministry says in a statement, without naming who was responsible.

— AFP

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