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23 October, 2002
A Greek Navy vessel taking part in the military operation ''Active Endeavour'' in the Persian Gulf successfully foiled what may have been a terrorist attack against it by a smaller vessel, a senior Japanese defense ministry official revealed on Tuesday.
Sources at the Greek defense ministry, however, confirmed the incident but did not describe it as a terrorist attempt on the Greek vessel.
The Japanese defense ministry said the crew on board the Greek ship, which it did not name, sighted an unidentified speedboat approaching it at high speed in the Straits of Hormuz on Sunday night. It said that the oncoming vessel turned and sped away after the Greek vessel fired warning shots in the air.
The Japanese official attributed the information to the head of the Japanese Navy, Admiral Toru Ishikawa. Japan is providing logistical support to the US military campaign against terrorism and there are five Japanese ships stationed some 30 kilometers from the Greek ship.
The Greek defense ministry said the incident had involved the Greek frigate ''Adrias'', which was patrolling a region of the Arabian Sea. It confirmed the existence of a speedboat sailing a short distance from the Greek ship, which moved away when warning shots were fired against it with Browning guns.
The 'Adrias' departed from a naval base at Salamina to join the US anti-terrorism operation on August 23 and is to remain in the area for four months.
Source: Athens News Agency
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