Armed Pit Stop
A large cargo plane carrying 35 tons of weapons en route from North Korea was detained in Thailand when the plane stopped to refuel.
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“A cargo aircraft transporting over 35 tonnes of arms from North Korea has been seized and its five-man crew detained after landing at Bangkok airport for refuelling, Thai officials have said. The arms included missiles and grenades, Panitan Wattanayagorn, a spokesman for the Thai government, told Al Jazeera on Sunday. ‘The incident is under investigation by the Thai police and tomorrow the five gentlemen will be processed through a court of law in Thailand,’ Wattanayagorn said. ‘We believe that since the plane came from North Korea it violated UN resolutions and we will proceed accordingly.’”
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