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Germany’s foreign ministry said that its personnel was put ‘at risk’ by China as it was taking part in an anti-Houthi rebel military operation.

Germany Summons Chinese Envoy Over Laser Targeting of Warplane in Red Sea

The Chinese Embassy in Berlin on Dec. 11, 2017. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Owen Evans

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Germany has summoned the Chinese ambassador after its warplane was targeted by a laser during an EU operation in the Red Sea.

“Putting German personnel at risk and disrupting the operation is completely unacceptable,” Germany’s foreign ministry said on social media platform X on July 8.

Owen Evans

Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.

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