Wednesday, April 18, 2012

UPDATE 2-Ship suspected of arms smuggling to Syria docks in Turkey | Reuters

UPDATE 2-Ship suspected of arms smuggling to Syria docks in Turkey


Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:37am EDT

* Ship already under German investigation

* Ship owners, charterers deny weapons on board

* Iran accused of sending arms to Syrian government (Changes dateline, adds bylines, details)

By Erika Solomon and Evrim Ergin

ISKENDERUN, Turkey, April 18 (Reuters) - A German-owned ship suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition heading to Syria was being towed into Turkey's Mediterranean Iskenderun port for inspection on Wednesday, officials said.

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