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Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker near India: Pentagon

 Published: 11:32, 24 December 2023

Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker near India: Pentagon

A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the US Department of Defense said.

"The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 am local time (6 am GMT) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran," a Pentagon spokesperson told media.

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