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The British are coming or what...
alledan
Member Posts: 19,541
did I do with that damn map?Gibraltar-AP -- Britain's Defense Ministry is apologizing for accidentally invading Spain over the weekend.A British military official says it's "regrettable and embarrassing" that troops stormed a beach near the British colony of Gibraltar.A ministry spokesman says the accidental assault was probably caused by a map-reading error.Yesterday, locals watched in astonishment as about 20 heavily armed combat troops hit a beach in La Linea -- in Spanish territory, several yards from the border with Gibraltar.A Spanish news agency says the soldiers retreated after fishermen and local police told them they'd invaded Spain.Spain and Britain are at odds over the future of the British colony of Gibraltar.They've been trying to reach an agreement for autonomy for Gibraltar by summer.