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New Delhi: In yet another demonstration of the resurgence in attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, 11 Indian seafarers were injured after a “projectile” hit a transiting Panama-flagged commercial vessel on Tuesday (October 6) morning, with India reiterating its call for an immediate end to such attacks on shipping in West Asia.

The vessel, the MT On Peace, was carrying 19 crew members, of whom 17 were Indian nationals, when it was struck while going through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). A total of 12 crew members were injured in the attack, including 11 Indians.

“We condemn the attack earlier today on a Panama-flagged commercial vessel MT On Peace (IMO 9893204) off the coast of Oman, where it was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” the ministry said in........

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