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Britain Reaffirms Gibraltar Claim As Spain Row Rumbles On

Britain has reaffirmed its claim to Gibraltar as a sovereign territory, as the diplomatic row over Sunday's incursion by a Spanish vessel and helicopter continues.
 
The Foreign Office has accused Spanish police of several incursions into the waters and airspace of the British territory whilst in pursuit of suspected drug smugglers.
 
Ministers said repeated incursions are "completely unacceptable and unlawful under the international law".
 

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