China says Vietnam shot at boats, detained crew

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Vietnam confirms Chinese boat, crew detained

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HANOI, Sept. 28 — Vietnam has confirmed it detained a Chinese fishing vessel and its crew that it had stopped in the Gulf of Tonkin on September 23 but denied that shots had been fired at the boat.