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New Delhi: India on Thursday (May 14) condemned what it described as an “attack” on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, after a Gujarat-based ship carrying livestock sank following an explosion near the Strait of Hormuz. All 14 Indian crew members were rescued by Omani authorities.

In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the attack on the Indian flagged ship was “unacceptable” and deplored the continued targeting of commercial shipping and civilian mariners, though it stopped short of identifying who was responsible.

“The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable,” the ministry said, adding that “targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members, or otherwise impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, should be........

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