Family of killed skipper demands explanation from U.S.

Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) The family of a Taiwanese fishing boat captain who was killed inadvertently by a U.S. warship during an anti-piracy mission in the Indian Ocean in May continued to push for details of the skipper's death and compensation from the U.S. Thursday. Wu Hui-ju, a daughter of the killed captain Wu Lai-yu, said William A. Stanton, head of the American Institute In Taiwan's (AIT's) Taipei Office, had said "sorry" to the family three times and had also provided photos and

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