Qatar denies seizing weapon-laden Iranian ships
March 28th, 2011 - 4:32 am ICT by IANSDoha, March 28 (IANS) Qatar has declined reports that the Gulf Arab emirate had seized two Iranian ships loaded with weapons.
Qatar News Agency in a statement from the interior ministry said reports on stopping two Iranian ships with weapons on board in the territorial waters of Qatar were baseless, Xinhua reported.
A Kuwaiti newspaper said Sunday two boats from Iran were stopped in Qatar’s territorial waters, but provided no further details.
Tensions in the oil-rich Gulf region were mounting as opposition protesters who staged month-long rallies in the tiny island nation of Bahrain.
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