Gibraltar: Spanish ship chased out of British waters

HMS Scimitar takes action amid increasing tensions between the two countries over 'The Rock'

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Britain's row with Spain over Gibraltar's sovereignty continued yesterday when the Royal Navy chased a Spanish ship out of UK territorial waters.

A spokeswoman for the government of Gibraltar confirmed an "illegal incursion" had been met by HMS Scimitar from the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron.

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