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| India detains arms-laden cargo ship |
| 2010-06-26 |
| A CARGO ship carrying a "huge quantity" of explosives and other weapons has been detained by the authorities at a harbour in eastern India. The vessel was heading for the Pakistani port city of Karachi and was detained on Friday on an intelligence tip-off at Diamond Harbour, 50km south of Kolkata, capital of the West Bengal state, police said. "The Indian Coast Guard and navy personnel have found a huge quantity of explosives, rocket launchers, anti-aircraft guns and some bombs in two large containers," West Bengal police director general Bhupinder Singh said. "The captain of the ship is being interrogated for further information," he added at a news conference in Kolkata. Police identified the vessel as the MV Agean Glory. The St Vincent-registered ship had set sail from the port of Chittagong in neighbouring Bangladesh, West Bengal police inspector general Surojit Karpurokayastha told AFP. The 153-metre-long ship will be taken to Kolkata and searched thoroughly by intelligence and other officials, Inspector Singh said. Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have fought three wars, including two over the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Or it was stopping to pick up additional, um, cargo for points further West. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-06-26 16:37 |
| #1 Interesting - wonder if the arms were meant for the Taliban or LOC infiltrators? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-26 15:19 |