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INQToday: AFP releases videos of CCG harassment during Ayungin resupply mission
Personnel from the China Coast Guard (CCG) used bladed weapons, including bolos, pickaxes, and knives, and threw rocks during a resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal on June 17.
The CCG also employed tear gas, sirens, and strobe lights in a "brazen act of aggression" to obstruct the Philippine military's humanitarian rotation and resupply operations.
AFP chief-of-staff Romeo Brawner Jr. stated that the CCG "hijacked" the mission, acting like pirates, resulting in damage to Philippine vessels and equipment.
Photos and videos released by the AFP depict the aggressive actions of the CCG, including personnel brandishing weapons and damaging four Philippine rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs).
A Navy officer sustained a severe injury, losing his right thumb, and seven Filipino soldiers were wounded during the encounter.
Eight high-powered firearms were confiscated by the CCG.
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Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro stated that the Chinese harassment of a June 17 resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal was not a misunderstanding or accident, but a deliberate and illegal use of force intended to prevent the Philippines from completing its mission.
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A Philippine Navy sailor, Seaman First Class Jeffrey Facundo, sustained severe injury, losing his right thumb, after the China Coast Guard intentionally rammed and boarded Philippine vessels during a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal on June 17.
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AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. described the Chinese Coast Guard's actions during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal on June 17 as "piracy."
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The Philippines' task force on the West Philippine Sea has accused Chinese vessels of engaging in dangerous maneuvers, including ramming and towing, against Filipino boats during a routine resupply mission at the Ayungin Shoal.
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The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest against China via a note verbale following a June 17 incident during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal.
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