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Arms ship leaves after weapons unloaded
Thirty-six containers of weapons were unloaded by the army at the Israeli port of Ashdod before the ship set sail, the army said.
Israeli military officials said the Polish captain and crew knew nothing of the containers' contents.
Thirty tons of weapons, rockets, missiles, hand grenades and ammunition were hidden behind thousands of plastic polyethylene bags, the army said.
The Iranian- and Russian-made arms were due to be unloaded in the Syrian port of Latakia and from there transferred to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the army said.
Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda, a senior navy commander, said the shipment was enough to supply an army for a month.
In a statement released Thursday, Hezbollah denied all links to the weapons, Haaretz said. The group's response came a day after Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem called the reports fabricated, the newspaper said.
Meanwhile, Israel's Foreign Ministry invited diplomats to view the containers at Ashdod Port Thursday.
A statement released by the ministry accused Iran of continuing to violate U.N. security resolutions.
"Under the guise of legitimate commerce and by using ships, flags and ports of blameless countries, Iran is turning the Mediterranean into a base for its nefarious activities, with the aim of destabilizing regional security," the statement said.
The ministry called on the international community to act resolutely against Iran's efforts, saying the Islamic Republic is not only challenging the authority of the U.N. Security Council, but mocking the international community and its institutions as well.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 11/05/2009
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11-05-2009 15:07
bj wrote:
War
What, no torpedos around before ship sailed into port? Where are those pirates when you need some.
11-05-2009 11:10
D. Grant Chee wrote:
War, and war..
Just kidding, everyone is going to be fine and live happily ever after....
11-05-2009 11:08
D. Grant Chee wrote:
War, and war..
Evidently, insanity prevails; the world is again
lurching toward a catastrophic all out struggle.
No one can describe, with certainty, what the consequences will be, how many will perish or who will do the dieing. The weapons have become more
destructive, are dispersed globally and may kill many millions--we can only speculate who will be
the coming wars victims. Even this uncertainty contributes to the wars inevitability; a sad and tragic recurring of a tragic history of mankind.
lurching toward a catastrophic all out struggle.
No one can describe, with certainty, what the consequences will be, how many will perish or who will do the dieing. The weapons have become more
destructive, are dispersed globally and may kill many millions--we can only speculate who will be
the coming wars victims. Even this uncertainty contributes to the wars inevitability; a sad and tragic recurring of a tragic history of mankind.
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