Thursday, February 19, 2009

Cyprus Confiscates Weapons-Related Cargo from Iran

The government of Cyprus has confiscated a ship's cargo of weapons-related material that it says is in violation of UN-sanctions against Iran. The Monchegorsk was detained on January 29 off the coast of the island nation and on Friday (2/13) authorities offloaded the banned cargo. It is suspected that the cargo was on its way to Hezbollah in Lebanon or Hamas in Gaza.

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By Planet Data


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