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I note the previous deletion of the following text from the Shootdown section:
""Earlier in the day, the Vincennes — along with Iranian gunboats — had similarly violated Omani waters until challenged by an Omani warship.""
The BBC documentary The Other Lockerbie (17 April 2000) covers this and includes actual video footage shot on the bridge of the Vincennes as it was challenged by the Omani vessel. I will therefore reinstate the text when the current block is lifted.   "