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Summary A third member of the navy was arrested on suspicion of murder.
A Royal Navy officer was killed Friday and another was seriously injured after a shooting aboard a British nuclear-powered submarine docked in port, police said.A third member of the navy was arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident in the southern English port of Southampton, officials said, stressing that the shooting was not terrorist-related. The shooting took place aboard HMS Astute, the British navys newest and most advanced submarine, which was in Southampton on a five-day visit after reportedly spending seven weeks at sea.On board the submarine a firearm had been discharged which resulted in two crew members being injured. One of these injuries proved fatal, Chief Superintendent David Thomas of Hampshire Police told reporters.The spokesman said police would be questioning everyone who was on board at the time, about 30 people, as witnesses.
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