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| Crew of weapon-loaded Il-76 plane detained in Thai prison |
| By rt.com |
| Published: 12/16/2009 |
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The crew of an Ilyushin-76 airplane loaded with almost 40 tons of weaponry from North Korea has been detained for a further 12 days in a Thai prison pending further investigation. When questioned, the captain of the crew said that the plane was going from Ukraine and was loaded with weapons in North Korea, Interfax news agency reported. The vessel was then supposed to return to Ukraine. On Wednesday the aircraft crew were charged with illegal possession of explosives, a felony that is punishable by death in Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported, quoting a police source. Charges of illegal possession and transportation of firearms carry punishment of life in prison. The newspaper also wrote that the crew members were put in the same prison as Viktor Bout – a Russian citizen and owner of a transport company, who is currently on trial in Thailand over illegal arms trade. Bout, who was linked to the latest aircraft incident by some media, strongly denied all such allegations “I have not had any relation to the…aircraft. Presenting charges without any papers is an attempt to create a negative image in the public conscientiousness,” Russian news agency RIA Nopvosti quoted Bout as saying. Read More. |
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