incident
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The spokesperson said they were "as concerned as everyone else" and that dealing with the impact of the incident was their "priority".
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It also said the incident was not being treated as religiously or racially aggravated.
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The most grievous incident: someone had thrown garbage in a toilet on the carrier’s lowest deck.
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident and six medics have been placed under formal investigation in a case which has sparked outrage in Italy.
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The Israeli embassy in Washington said the incident was under review and an "operational inquiry... must be completed as soon as possible".
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