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| Croatian police seize explosives bound for Iraq |
| 2002-10-24 |
| Croatian police said they seized military explosives hidden on a cargo ship, which was allegedly bound for Iraq. "Within the search (of the Boka Star ship) conducted so far, a certain amount of explosive devices, which are being used in the military industry only, have been found," Croatian police said in a statement Thursday. Shipping documents accompanying the cargo of the ship, which was sailing under the Tonga island flag, did not "correspond to its real content," said police, adding that the search was set to continue over the next few days. Even the explosives have false documents... The search of the Boka Star was launched on Tuesday immediately after it sailed into the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka after police acted upon a tip. Carried out with the help of Croatia's "partners from the anti-terrorist coalition," the police said the investigation will include determining all the circumstances relating to the Boka Star and its cargo, including the ship's exact route, final destination and owners of the cargo. It appears the Croatians — the guys we basically ignored while the Serbs were beating the snot out of them — are better friends to us than are some others in the area... Croatian media reported that explosives and weapons bound for Iraq were found on the Boka Star, allegedly owned by a Montenegrin citizen. The military material was of Yugoslav origin, according to Jutarnji List daily. "It was only business, Mike..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 The Croats, along with the Slovenes, the Bosnians, later the Kosovars, and perhaps the Montenegrins in the future, all wanted independence from Yugoslavia because of the increasing Serb chauvinism against Yugoslav's other ethnic groups after Tito died. Milsosevic and other likeminded Serbs wanted to turn Yugoslavia into a Serb state that repressed the other nationalities. It's no surprise the other ethnic groups wanted out. |
| Posted by: Chris Durnell 2002-10-25 10:54:25 |