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August 24, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4133423.html

Iranian Troops Fire on Romanian Oil Rig

[AP/Houston Chronicle] Alison Mutler - Romania said Iranian troops opened fire from a warship and seized a Romanian oil rig Tuesday off the coast of Iran. "We are dealing with a commercial dispute that is being treated in an extreme way by the Iranian authorities," said Sergiu Medar, a national security adviser to Romanian President Traian Basescu.

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