Taiwan missile mishap strikes fishing boat, kills captain (update)

A Taiwanese fishing boat was hit by a missile launched from a Navy corvette by mistake Friday, causing the death of its captain and injuring the three other crewmen on the boat, a Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesman said.

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