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| US sailors shot dead in Bahrain | US sailors shot dead in Bahrain |
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| Two US sailors have been shot dead and a third was critically wounded at a navy base in the Gulf state of Bahrain, the US Navy has said. | Two US sailors have been shot dead and a third was critically wounded at a navy base in the Gulf state of Bahrain, the US Navy has said. |
| The shootings took place at 0500 local time (0200 GMT) and were under investigation, the statement added. | The shootings took place at 0500 local time (0200 GMT) and were under investigation, the statement added. |
| No explanation was given for the deaths and the sailors have not been named. | |
| Bahrain is a close US ally and home to the navy's Fifth Fleet, which operates in the Gulf, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. | Bahrain is a close US ally and home to the navy's Fifth Fleet, which operates in the Gulf, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. |