23/03/2011 15:19
Turkey confiscates UN sanctioned cargo from Iran plane
Turkey has confiscated from an Iranian cargo plane material which was illegal under United Nations sanctions on Iran, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, Haaretz reports citing Reuters.
The plane had been forced to land at Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey on Saturday night while en route from Tehran to Syria amid suspicions that it was carrying weapons or bomb-making material, according to media reports.
It was the second such incident in a week.
Turkish media reports said boxes on the plane contained rocket launchers, mortars, Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition, although there was no official statement on the cargo.