Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli inside the North Korea-flagged ship stopped at his canal. (Screen capture of BBC video)
The Bizarre Story Of A North Korean Ship Detained In The Panama Canal -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
When Panama detained a North Korea-flagged ship on its way through the canal from Cuba, Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli flew into action.
A video from inside the ship shows Martinelli investigating the ship personally, poking around the hull of the Chong Chon Gang. He took to Twitter to post a photo of the ship’s mysterious cargo, saying it had been hidden under bags of sugar. He referred to the hidden cargo as “undeclared weapons.”
According to the military consulting group Jane’s, the equipment appears to be RSN-75 ‘Fan Song’ fire control radars for SA-2 surface-to-air missiles.
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My Comment: This case is not so bizarre .... one country shipping military components to another .... what is surprising is that they got caught .... and that is why this is a big story.
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