"We are used to this, we know they will intimidate us. I realised that now they're pointing arms at us - we didn't have a moment to do anything and they opened fire, shooting at the bridge."
"In the beginning, I didn't understand the noise of the shots. But when the first windows exploded on my head, we all got on the floor."
"It is unacceptable that the EU funds and collaborates with extremely violent partners who attack humanitarian workers and survivors, directly threatening their lives."
Armed Libyan coastguard officers opened machine-gun fire on the Ocean Viking rescue vessel about 40 miles off the Libyan coast, outside territorial waters, while the crew responded to multiple distress calls. The Ocean Viking had already rescued 87 migrants from two sinking boats and was moving toward a third when hundreds of rounds were fired at the ship, striking the bridge and shattering windows. Crew members took cover as bullets pierced the vessel and dozens of rounds were later found on the bridge. SOS Mediterranee condemned the incident, calling it illegal, dangerous, and part of a pattern of reckless, rights-violating behaviour.
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