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4 Palestinian divers killed by Israeli navy fire

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-06-07 14:07

In this Monday, May 31, 2010, photo taken by an unidentified person aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, an Israeli soldier is surrounded by people aboard the Turkish-flagged vessel. [Agencies]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The Israeli navy has fired on Palestinian divers off Gaza and Palestinian medics say four people were killed in the shooting.

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Israel is enforcing a naval blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Israeli military says the navy spotted men in diving suits, opened fire and prevented a terror attack.

The incident occurred before dawn Monday close the the Gaza coast.

Palestinian health official Moawiya Hassanain says four bodies in diving suits were retrieved by a rescue team. The Palestinian naval police says two people are still missing.