China says Vietnam shot at boats, detained crew

[Cluster]

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters09-27-071404.asp?reg=PACRIM">http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/re ... reg=PACRIM</a><!-- m -->

BEIJING, Sept. 27 — China said on Saturday Vietnamese ships opened fire on two Chinese fishing vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin and then detained a boat and its crew.