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CargoOne

22nd May 2001, 19:30

just in case somebody missed it in news.
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BULGARIA STOPS UKRAINIAN PLANE LOADED WITH ARMS. Bulgarian officials are holding a Ukrainian jumbo airplane carrying 30 tons of arms bound for the east African country of Eritrea, which is under a UN embargo on military supplies, AFP reported. The plane, which was flying from an unnamed airport in the Czech Republic, landed in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas to refuel. It reportedly is loaded with Kalashnikov submachine guns and other ammunition and weapons. The plane is reportedly owned by the Ukrainian company Volare.
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P.S. acft type is IL-76.

CargoRat2

22nd May 2001, 20:36

Thanks; I did miss it!
11th commandment broken..."Thou shalt not be caught".

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rgds Rat

CargoOne

22nd May 2001, 20:51

CR2,
unfortunately it is not a hot news, I have also missed it but just found while surfing. News dated 01 MAY.

antonovman

23rd May 2001, 04:37

and is anyone surprised ??

VP8

24th May 2001, 02:42

What agricutural parts were these for!!!

C YA
VP8

blue-ice

24th May 2001, 13:56

That is not general cargo.
It is cargo for the general !

Metro man

26th May 2001, 06:11

Pity the poor crew ,they may not have known what they were carrying.Could be prison