Tension gripped soldiers and marines onboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) as China deployed coast guard ships with water cannons and small boats armed with mounted weapons in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) revealed on Thursday night, Aug. 21. (Video courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines via Martin Sadongdong)
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