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Southeast Asia |
Explosive Powder Found on Chinese Ship |
2006-11-09 |
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian troops found detonators and 63 tons of explosive powder on a Chinese ship anchored off Batam island after it broke down in the Malacca Strait, a local police chief said. "We are trying to find out if these explosives were legal and what they were intended for," said Brig. Gen. Sutarman, head of the Riau Islands police, adding that documents found on the ship indicated it was bound for Yemen. Police who boarded the M.V. Rose at the Cita Tubindo port in Batam, just south of neighboring Singapore, found one container filled with detonators and five others packed with 63 tons of explosive powder, he said. National and local police are investigating the cache, he said, refusing to say how many people have been questioned over the case. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#5 Is Bush still landing his helicopter in the botanic gardens? |
Posted by: Grereter Shavick4567 2006-11-09 15:25 |
#4 Explosives? No problem! Just makey fireworks for New Years Eve. |
Posted by: BigEd 2006-11-09 13:42 |
#3 Too bad this revelation comes just a couple days after the ostrich brigade got control of regress. |
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-11-09 09:22 |
#2 Tear the propeller off of the ship until its cargo's final destination and receiving party are revealed. If China is supplying high explosives to the terrorists, they need to have sanctions imposed upon them. |
Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-09 01:20 |
#1 Sniff, sniff, reminds of the Year 2000 Census here on Guam. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-11-09 00:35 |