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'US' plane took off from SA
09/03/2004 10:50__-_(SA)__
Pretoria - A plane carrying 64 suspected mercenaries, that Zimbabwe claims was registered in the United States, took off illegally from South Africa, before being impounded in Harare on Sunday, South African aviation authorities said on Tuesday.
"We have discovered that it took off from Wonderboom airport (north of Pretoria) which is not an international airport," said Moses Seate, spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
"It is illegal to leave the country from an airport that is not designated as an international departure point," said Seate.
A CAA investigator is preparing a report which is to be issued later on Tuesday, he added.
Zimbabwe home affairs minister Kembo Mohadi said on Monday that a US-registered aircraft, carrying military equipment and 64 suspected mercenaries, had been impounded by the Zimbabwe authorities on Sunday.
But the US State Department said it was unable to confirm the report, while adding that there was no indication it was connected to the US government.
'US' plane took off from SA