Filipino coastguards convicted of killing Taiwanese fisherman
The eight Filipino crewmen said they had shot in self-defence/ The eight Filipino crewmen said they had shot in self-defence (AFP Photo/Noel CELIS)/ Manila (AFP) - Coastguard sailors who opened fire on a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters were convicted Wednesday of his 2013 killing, which strained ties between the historically friendly neighbours. The eight Filipino crewmen said they had shot in self-defence after the fisherman's vessel sailed directly at them in the seas just north of the main Philippine island of Luzon. A Manila ...
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