Goa, June 13 -- India has strongly protested alleged US naval strikes on commercial vessels carrying Indian crew members off the coast of Oman after three Indian sailors were killed, raising fresh concerns over civilian safety in conflict zones.

India has publicly accused the United States Navy of launching strikes on three commercial vessels carrying Indian crew members off the coast of Oman, resulting in the deaths of three Indian seafarers and leaving another tanker disabled.

The incident prompted New Delhi to summon the US charge d'affaires twice within two days, with the government reportedly lodging a strong diplomatic protest over what it described as the use of "lethal and deadly force" against civilian shipping.

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