[Washington Post] Glenn Kessler - The U.S. thwarted a suspect shipment from North Korea to Iran by persuading the Indian government to deny clearance for the North Korean flight to travel through Indian airspace, U.S. officials said Monday. U.S. officials suspect the North Korean plane, an Ilyushin-62 jet owned by the North Korean state airline, was carrying sophisticated technology - such as ballistic missile parts - that could be used in a program for weapons of mass destruction.
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