DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – India's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates says fishermen aboard a boat shot at by the U.S. Navy off Dubai's coast say they received no warning before being fired upon.
Ambassador M.K. Lokesh told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the boat was returning from fishing when it came under fire. He says three men injured in the shooting are all recovering and are "out of danger." All are from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
One Indian citizen was killed in Monday's shooting by gunners aboard the refueling ship USNS Rappahannock about 10 miles off Dubai's Jebel Ali port.
American and Emirati authorities say they are investigating. The incident comes during a period of heightened tensions in the Gulf between the United States and Iran.