A rescue mission was launched amid lurid stories of armed hijackers, alleged boardings, ransom notes and claims that the Russian mafia were forcing the crew to smuggle drugs or guns.
Invisible Blades enjoy cultivating misconceptions about the level of danger they present, and they relish any chance to demonstrate that the most unimposing weapons can be the most lethal.
The three officers died as they chased militants who had earlier attacked a police station with hand grenades, sniper guns and automatic weapons near Peshawar.
The U.S. State Department says violent crime like armed robbery is common in Haiti and that responses to emergency calls are either limited or they don't happen at all.
With tough talk on both sides, many Iranians already suffering under tough U.S. sanctions are concerned the situation could escalate into an armed conflict with devastating consequences.