[AP] Menelaos Hadjicostis - The Cypriot-flagged "Monchegorsk" was carrying material that could be used to make munitions, Cypriot Defense Minister Costas Papacostas said Friday as authorities began unloading the cargo in Limassol, after the government said it breached a UN ban on Iranian arms exports. Papacostas said more than 90 containers loaded with seized material will be stored at a naval base near the port. The U.S. military said it found artillery shells and other arms aboard the ship after stopping it last month in the Red Sea, saying the ship was headed for Syria.
2009-02-16 06:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive