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Friday, January 13, 2012

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Suspected weapons cargo reaches Syria, says Turkish official

A Russian ship suspected of carrying a cargo of munitions in defiance of a EU embargo made Syria on Thursday, according to a Turkish ministry official.

The Chariot, which had stopped in Cyprus to refuel, was carrying cargo that was categorized by Cypriot officials as "dangerous," according to a written statement. The Cyprus statement relayed that the Russian vessel’s operator, Westberg Limited of St. Petersburg, claimed it would not continue on to its originally intended destinations, Turkey and Syria.

The anonymous Turkey official said that Turkey was never a planned destination of the ship, claiming that the ship did not stop in Turkey and that Cyprus did not inspect the vessel thoroughly enough to confirm that it was carrying munitions. Cypriot officials said it was unable to because of the close confines.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it "cannot confirm whether the vessel carried around 60 tons of ammunition, as claimed in various news reports."

-New York Times

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