Addis Ababa, May 11 (WIC) - Western military alliance NATO has captured a consignment of weapons destined for Eritrea, UN reports.
The ship carrying the heavy weapons was captured in the Indian Ocean.
The consignment intercepted includes 15 tons of heavy weapons shipped from North Korea.
UN imposed sanctions and arms embargo against Eritrea for an alleged involvement in training and supplying weapons to Somali Islamic rebels.
According to the UN monitoring group report, NATO forces captured 15 tonnes of rockets, surface to air missiles and explosives worth 15 million USD on the ship, which had sailed to Singapore to evade North Korean Port of Origin.
source..waltainfo.com
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