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UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N.

UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel
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A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N.

(Image credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP Photo/Amirhosein Khorgooi)

Originally published at NPR World

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