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Zimbabwe 'seizes US cargo plane'
A US-registered cargo plane with 64 suspected mercenaries on board has been impounded
in Harare, Zimbabwe's Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi has said.
The Boeing 727-100 was held on Sunday after it had "made a false declaration of its
cargo and crew," Mr Mohadi said.
He said the plane was carrying mercenaries of differing nationalities and "military
material".
A spokeswoman from the US embassy in the Zimbabwean capital could not confirm or deny
the reports.
"A United States of America-registered Boeing 727-100 cargo plane was detained last
night at about 1930 hours (1730 GMT) at Harare International Airport after its owners
had made a false declaration of its cargo and crew," Mr Mohadi told reporters at a
news conference.
"The plane was actually carrying 64 suspected mercenaries of various nationalities,"
he was quoted as saying.
"Further investigations also revealed that on board the plane was military material."
The minister said an investigation was under way to establish the men's identities
and their "ultimate mission".
The plane is believed to have been moved to a military base, but it is not
immediately clear what has happened to those on board the plane.
