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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Report Reveals that Egypt Refused U.S. Request to Inspect Vessel in Suez Canal
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The Egypt Independent reports that the Egyptian Navy refused a request from the U.S. to fire on an Iranian weapons ship travelling through the Suez canal en route to Syria.
The al-Arabyia news agency corroborated the report, saying that Mohab Mamish, the recently appointed chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and former Egyptian Navy commander, said that the action was refused because the canal is too narrow for military action.
The request was made by the U.S. recently. The news outlets say that the Suez Canal authority is notified 24 hours in advance of a ship’s passage through the canal allowing for time to verify the ships identity.
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