Greece Intercepts Mystery Ship With 20,000 Kalashnikovs Onboard -- RT
The Greek Coastguard has intercepted a Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship with around 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles on board. The intended destination of the vessel, halted near the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean, remains unknown.
The cargo ship Nour M, intercepted on Thursday night, was taken to the island of Symi the following morning under the escort of Coastguard vessels, where it was soon thereafter led to the island of Rhodes.
The vessel’s Turkish captain and seven crew members, two of whom were Turkish and five of whom were Indian, were placed under arrest, coastguard sources told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA).
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Update: Greece holds arms-laden ship -- News24
My Comment: Both Libya and Syria are now awash in weapons such as Kalashnikovs .... but apparently someone wants to buy even more weapons.
Update #2: Ukraine news Agency is saying that the cargoes destination was Libya.
Update #3: On a side note .... Mikhail Kalashnikov (the inventor of the AK-47) turned 94 yesterday.
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