Arms-laden plane seized in Thailand 'was heading for Iran'

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Source: RIA Novosti

A cargo plane carrying weapons from North Korea that was seized in Thailand earlier this month was heading for Iran, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

The Il-76 plane carrying 35 tons of weaponry was seized during refueling at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on December 12. Officials said the weapons included missiles and rocket-propelled grenades.

Arms trafficking experts researching the incident were quoted by the paper as saying the flight plan for the plane showed that after Bangkok it was due to make refueling stops in Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine before unloading its cargo in Tehran.

Iranian officials have not yet commented on the allegation, the Wall Street Journal said.

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1. Thanks. I had forgotten about this incident.