(UPDATES) THE Philippine government on Friday said that the June 17 incident involving Chinese and Philippine vessels in Ayungin Shoal, which resulted in injuries to a Filipino soldier, was a "misunderstanding or accident."

In a press conference, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said what happened at Ayungin was not an armed attack.

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