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MANAMA - Two American sailors were shot dead and one was critically wounded at the United States Navy base in Bahrain last night.
There were no indications that non-US citizens were involved, a Navy spokeswoman said.
The Navy gave no explanation for the shootings, which took place in the base's barracks, and said the names of the sailors were being withheld. No further information was immediately available.
Bahrain is the home of the US Navy's fifth fleet, which patrols Gulf waters, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. About 3000 US personnel, not including the crews of visiting ships, live and work there.
- Reuters
