BRITISH MP ACCUSES FRENCH PATROL BOAT OF FIRING 'WARNING SHOTS' NEAR HIM IN CHANNEL

A British opposition lawmaker on Tuesday accused a French naval patrol vessel of firing "warning shots" while he was being interviewed aboard a fishing boat in the English Channel, an allegation French authorities deny. France said the gunfire was part of a routine training exercise conducted under international safety rules.

France 24 - International breaki reports that a British opposition lawmaker on Tuesday accused a French naval patrol vessel of firing "warning shots" while he was being interviewed aboard a fishing boat in the English Channel, an allegation French authorities deny.

The report adds: France said the gunfire was part of a routine training exercise conducted under international safety rules.

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