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Scud missiles siezed in Arabian SeaWed, December 11, 2002Source: AnanovaA ship carrying a dozen Scud-type missiles from North Korea has been intercepted in the Arabian Sea.
Ship carrying North Korean missiles found near Middle East US officials say the missiles are believed to have been destined for Yemen. The ship was stopped and boarded about 600 miles east of the Horn of Africa. US intelligence had been tracking the vessel closely, said the officials. The ship contained about a dozen short- to medium-range missiles, similar to the Scud missiles used by Iraq in the Gulf War. It also contained missile parts. The ship was stopped and boarded by a patrol boat in the region which was not an American ship. A US team rushed to the scene to participate in the search. The ship "had another flag, but it was a North Korea ship," the officials said. The vessel was held in the area while the search continued. Officials said the shipment did not appear to be headed for Iraq. Yemen has been identified by the United States as a nation that has harboured terrorists, although its government has been an ally of the United States in the war against global terrorism. Yemen's port of Aden was the site of the October 2000 attack on the destroyer USS Cole by terrorists, which killed 17 sailors. |
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