TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's coast guard killed an Iranian fisherman in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, an Iranian Interior Ministry official was quoted as saying by Press TV.
The incident happened after two Iranian boats fishing in the Persian Gulf strayed from their course due to big sea waves, said Majid Aqa-Babaei, the Iranian Interior Ministry's director general for border affairs.
A fisherman was shot dead after the Saudi coast guard opened fire at the boats, Aqa-Babaei said.
"This Saudi move is not compatible with human principles and even assuming that the boats had crossed Saudi borders due to sea waves, they were not authorized to shoot at the Iranian boats," the official said.
The Islamic Republic is following up on the issue to determine whether the boats had entered Saudi territorial waters, he added.
