TAIPEI, Taiwan – An official Taiwanese news agency says the island has mistakenly fired a supersonic anti-ship missile but there were no injuries caused by the mishap.
The Central News Agency said the 500-ton patrol boat Chinchiang was undergoing an inspection inside a military base when the missile — a Hsiung Feng III — was fired off by accident on Friday.
It says the missile landed in waters off the islands of Penghu near Taiwan and that a preliminary investigation showed that its operators may have failed to follow proper procedures.
The agency says a full investigation is under way.
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