| Coruscant_Journal | Date: Saturday, 16 Jun 2012, 2:05 PM | Message # 1 |
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Frigates Stolen in Calamari Slave Rebellion
Mon Calamari — Two to three Imperial frigates are believed to have been stolen in an hour-long slave rebellion at the Empire's shipyards over Mon Calamari. Alarms sounded in one of the shipyard's drydocks, and heavy blaster fire was reported as a number of MC-30 class frigates were seen breaking loose from their moorings and leaving the dock with Imperial TIE fighters in pursuit. The frigates then disappeared into hyperspace, one of them appearing to explode as it attempted to do so in what was described as a "bright, brilliant flash" witnessed from as far away as the planet Mon Eron, elsewhere in the system.
Ars Dangor, spokesman for the Imperial Ruling Council, told reporters that the explosion was an "accident" and denied that a slave rebellion had occurred, despite numerous instances in recent weeks of Imperial ships under construction at the shipyards being sabotaged by Mon Calamari slaves. Executions of Calamari saboteurs were reportedly in-progress when the latest incident occurred.
The planet Mon Calamari supported the Republic in the Clone Wars but the Empire later considered its native species, the Calamari—known for their engineering skill—to be "dangerous" and enlisted them in the construction of Imperial warships while closing down their planet to trade. Hundreds of thousands of Mon Calamari are believed to labor in the shipyards over the planet, and discipline has been a consistent problem for the Empire.
How many slaves participated in the latest incident isn't clear, nor how many of them or how many Imperials died in the hour-long fighting. Ars Dangor sought to downplay the incident, referring to it and similar events as "petty acts of vandalism and sabotage."
"The Calamari, like Wookiees and many other alien species, hate to work and some of them, naturally, will resist attempts to make them into more productive members of society," Dangor said. "Instead of taking pride in their work, some will indulge in violence. This should come as no surprise to anyone, and it certainly isn't front page news." As of press time, the Imperial News Network and many other news outlets weren't reporting on the incident. The Coruscant Journal, however, will continue to follow the story as it develops.
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