Tanker-explosion

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates said Friday that a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy in the Persian Gulf in what would be the first attack in the strategic waterway where millions of barrels of oil are transported each day.

CAIRO - An obscure al-Qaida-linked group said Wednesday one of its suicide bombers attacked a Japanese oil tanker in the Persian Gulf last week - a claim that, if true, would be the first time the terror network has attacked the Japanese.