BEIJING - Chinese state media said on Sunday that personnel on a Philippine ship pointed guns at China's Coast Guard in disputed waters of the South China Sea last month.At least two personnel on the Philippine vessel near the shoal were carrying guns on deck, pointing them in the direction of China's Coast Guard, CCTV said in a social media post.An accompanying 29-second video appeared to show a masked man momentarily holding up a blurred black object that resembled a rifle.
Philippine troops are stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, which was run aground on the Ayungin Shoal, also known as the Second Thomas Shoal, in 1999.Philippine supply missions to the Sierra Madre had been harassed by Chinese vessels, with water cannons being fired and rammings taking place.The Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, and National Security Council, as well as the country's embassy in Beijing, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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