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| India court keeps Italian navy guards in 14-day custody |
| 2012-02-21 |
| An Indian court has remanded two members of an Italian navy security team accused in the fatal shooting of two fishermen in custody for two weeks. They were detained on Sunday from the Italian ship Enrica Lexie and produced at the magistrate's court on Monday. The incident took place off the coast of the southern state of Kerala last Wednesday. Italian officials said the Indian fishing boat had behaved aggressively and ignored warning shots. They said they opened fire, mistaking the fishermen for pirates. India said the fishermen were unarmed. The incident has sparked a major diplomatic row between the two countries, with Indian police opening a murder inquiry into the deaths. |
| Posted by:john frum |