People relax on a beach next to a separation fence between Gibraltar, in the background, and Spain in La Linea de la Concepcion
Spain’s Foreign Ministry has called in the British ambassador to protest what it described as reckless behavior by a Gibraltar police boat patrol toward a Spanish police vessel.
In a statement, the ministry said yesterday it had lodged a serious complaint with Ambassador Simon Manley, saying Gibraltar police had approached a Spanish police vessel twice at great speed Friday and only diverted its direction and avoided a collision at the last moment.
It said the action, which occurred in waters between Gibraltar and Spain, had placed both crews at risk.
Spain ceded Gibraltar’s sovereignty to Britain in a 1713 treaty, but has persistently sought its return ever since. Diplomatic friction between Britain and Gibraltar and Spain isn’t totally unusual.
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