French Navy fires during Channel patrol with British MP

Conservative MP Chris Philp was aboard a vessel in the English Channel conducting small boats observation when a French naval patrol boat fired approximately 17 shots. France characterized the incident as a routine training exercise, while Philp and British media described it as warning shots intended to intimidate.

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