London, July 28, 2026 (AFP) - British MP says French patrol boat fired 'warning shots' near him in Channel

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A British MP on Tuesday accused a French warship of firing "warning shots" as he was interviewed on a boat in the Channel, while French authorities told AFP it was a "training exercise". Chris Philp, an opposition MP from London, was giving an interview to the BBC on Tuesday on board a fishing boat and wrote on X that a "French warship approached close and fired 17 live rounds behind us." In a video posted by the BBC, a series of shots can be hea......

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