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Article: Israel Seizes Ship Loaded With Weapons.
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- Israel Faxx
- Article date:
- November 5, 2009
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By VOA News, IsraelNationalNews.com & Ha=92aretz
Israel said it has seized an arms shipment on the high seas and it is point= ing a finger at Iran.
Israeli naval commandos stormed onto a ship loaded with weapons near Cyprus= and took it to Israel's southern port of Ashdod. The vessel was flying an = Antiguan flag and disguised as an aid ship.
The military said 54 metric tons of weapons were on board, including missil= es, anti-tank weapons and mortars. Israeli military officials said the weap= ons were from Iran and the shipment was destined for the Islamic terrorist = group Hizbullah in Lebanon. Iranian officials had no immediate comment on t= ...