Explosion rocks Japanese tanker near Persian Gulf
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Japan's shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says an explosion, suspected to be an attack, has damaged one of its oil tankers near the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
The company says Wednesday's blast on the tanker M. Star caused one minor injury but did not cause an oil leak. It says the ship was damaged due to "an explosion from a suspected attack from the outside" in the waters off Oman near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. (AP)
