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Thai court orders release of arms cargo plane crew

Самолет с 35 тоннами оружия на борту задержан в Таиланде

12:11 11/02/2010

The Thai criminal court ordered on Thursday the release of the crew of a cargo plane that was seized with illegal weaponry from North Korea on board, a court spokesman said.

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Plane with arms detained in Thailand

Thai authorities on Saturday seized about 40 tons of weapons from an Il-76 cargo plane they said had come from North Korea after it landed for refueling at Bangkok's Don Muang airport, and arrested its five crew members, including four Kazakh nationals. Western media reported that the plane was registered in Kazakhstan.