WASHINGTON, D.C.: China “unlawfully” seized an unmanned US naval probe in international waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the Pentagon said Friday (Saturday in Manila), a move sure to heighten tensions around Beijing’s military presence in the disputed area.
The underwater vehicle was taken around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometers) northwest off Subic Bay in the Philippines late Thursday in a non-violent incident, said Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.
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