NEW DELHI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- New Delhi on Thursday condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged commercial vessel off the coast of Oman, saying that targeting civilian shipping and innocent crew members must be avoided in the region.
"The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable, and we deplore the fact that commercial shipping and civilian mariners continue to be targeted," India's foreign ministry said in a statement.
The ministry did not mention which ship was attacked and who had carried out the attack.
However, it confirmed that all the Indian crew on board were safe
The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and continued disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy shipping route.
