IMO refuses to intervene in row over killing of fishermen

The two marines, employed with the Italian government, were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant ship Enrica Lexie from pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean

P. Manoj
Bangalore: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has declined to intervene in the diplomatic row that started because of the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines, saying its guidance pertains only to private armed security on ships and not government naval personnel.
The two

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