USA attackedpicture galleryThe TribuneSeptember 22, 2001 |
The British frigate Cornwall transits the Suez Canal bound south heading into the Red Sea in the early hours of September 21. The vessel will participate in long-planned bilateral military exercises in Oman dubbed "Operation Swift Sword". British embassy spokesman Gareth Bayley said the convoy was unrelated to a US military build-up in the Gulf since last week's attacks on New York and Washington. —REUTERS