Well, this AFP article, published in Khaleej Times, is sure to fuel regional (and leftist) paranoia!
Iran detains Saudi fishing boats near nuclear plant
TEHERAN (AFP) – Iran said on Thursday that it has seized four Saudi fishing vessels crewed by Indian nationals in territorial waters near its first nuclear power plant, the Fars news agency reported.
‘The Bushehr marine police seized four foreign fishing vessels for violating territorial waters and illegal fishing,’ the commander of Bushehr province’s police Reza Mohammadi Yeghaneh was quoted as saying.
‘The vessels belong to Saudi Arabia and all the 17 crew on board are Indian nationals,’ he said.
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July:03:2008 - 23:50
not good.
July:04:2008 - 09:24
I suspect that this will just go away. Indian fishermen have a tendency to follow the fish, not borders, so it’s likely just an error in navigation. They probably had no idea what was on shore nearby.