HANOI, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Vietnamese foreign ministry's Consular Department have met with officials of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi to protest the use of violence against Vietnamese fishermen and requested Thailand's foreign ministry to investigate the incident.
Vietnam said Thai navy have fired at three Vietnamese fishing boats with 18 fishermen on board, injuring two fishermen, while two other Vietnamese fishing boats sank while being escorted to land, leaving a captain missing.
The remaining 15 crew members were taken ashore by Thai naval vessels, the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand has said.
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