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A Gaza freedom flotilla says one of its vessels is on fire and has issued an SOS, after what it claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which is campaigning to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza, told CNN 30 people were onboard its ship when the claimed attack happened just after midnight local time.
“There is a hole in the vessel right now and the ship is sinking,” Yasemin Acar, the Coalition’s Press Officer, told CNN by phone.
Acar said the ship had “sent out SOS calls to the surrounding countries, including Malta” and that a “small boat” from Southern Cyprus…
