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Six Brit ships pass through Suez |
2001-09-15 |
He said the support vessels Diligence and Sea Crusader with mine hunters Cattistock, Quorn, Walney and Inverness passed through the canal early on Saturday. Canal sources said the waterway rarely saw such a large convoy of British military ships. NATO invoked its mutual defense clause on Wednesday for the first time in its 52-year history, opening the way for a possible collective response by the Atlantic alliance, which includes Britain, to the attacks. |
Posted by:Fred Pruitt |