В Бангкоке задержан
казахстанский самолет с оружием из КНДР
ФОТО: Reuters
В Бангкоке задержаны пятеро иностранцев и изъято большое количество перевозимого ими оружия. Как заявили представители местных властей, самолет, вылетевший из столицы КНДР Пхеньяна, запросил посадку в аэропорту Бангкока для дозаправки.
В самолете были обнаружены и изъяты реактивные гранаты, взрывчатка и другие виды вооружений. По словам местных властей, всего удалось изъять около 45 тонн оружия.
По словам источников, казахстанский самолет следовал из Северной Кореи на Шри-Ланку. На его борту находились четверо граждан Казахстана и один гражданин Белоруссии. Associated Press
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/1625...d-at-don-mueangNorth Korean arms shipment seized at Don Mueang
* Published: 12/12/2009 at 07:26 PM
* Online news: Local News
Authorities have detained five people who landed in Bangkok in an east European cargo plane full of heavy weapons that originated in North Korea.
"According to my information, the flight originated from North Korea," said Air Force spokesman Capt Montol Suchookorn.
"It was a cargo flight that requested to land at the civilian side of the airport," he said, adding that the Air Force was continuing to guard the aircraft.
The aircraft,
an Ilyushin 76 transport registered in Kazakhstan, was travelling from North Korea to Sri Lanka when it asked to land in Bangkok, official investigators said. The final destination of the arms was not known.
Officials found about 35 tonnes of weapons on board and detained four citizens of Kazakhstan and one from Belarus.
The weapons were seized by Thai military offices and transferred to Takhli Air Force base in the central province of Nakhon Sawan.
US officials reportedly tipped off Thai authorities before they found the cache. But a spokesman for the US Embassy in Bangkok, Michael Turner, said he was unaware of the incident.
The plane's pilot requested to land at Don Mueang airport Saturday morning, said government spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn, and on inspecting the aircraft, authorities found the cache.
"An eastern European airline asked to land this morning at Don Mueang airport to refuel its tank. When Thai authorities examined the aircraft they found a lot of weapons and detained up to five people," Mr Panitan said.
Pol Lt Gen Thangai Prasajaksattru, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), confirmed that five men from eastern Europe had been detained.
"There were a lot of weapons such as rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), missiles and other war weapons," he said.
Air Force spokesman Captain Montol Suchookorn and special branch police said that the chartered cargo plane originated in North Korea's capital Pyongyang.
"According to my information, the flight originated from North Korea. It was a cargo flight that requested to land at the civilian side of the airport," Montol said, adding that the Air Force was continuing to guard the aircraft.
AoT, the airport operator, said Don Mueang airport remained open to passengers. (With Agency reports)
This post has been edited by REGINALD AUBREY FESSENDEN on 12 Dec 2009, 20:32 
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