The Philippine coastguard admitted Friday that its personnel shot at a Taiwanese fishing boat in an incident that authorities in Taipei said left a crewman dead.
“They fired at the machinery to disable it… if somebody died, they deserve our sympathy but not an apology,” coastguard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo told reporters.
Balilo said the incident took place in Philippine waters and that the personnel had been carrying out their duties to stop illegal fishing.
Philippine coastguard admits shooting at Taiwan boat
