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| US Navy says Ukraine arms cargo for Sudan |
| 2008-09-30 |
| A Ukrainian vessel seized by Somali pirates off Somalia last week, which was carrying tanks and other weapons, was destined for Sudan and not Kenya as announced by Nairobi, a U.S. military spokesman said on Monday. "We have a report indicating that the cargo and the shipment was headed to Sudan," Nathan Christensen, spokesman for the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet, said, declining to speculate on the intended recipients. A Kenyan defense ministry spokesman denied the US navy claim that the cargo of tanks and military supplies was in fact destined for Sudan and not Kenya. "The Kenyan and Ukrainian governments have all the documents to prove that this cargo belongs to the Kenyan government and not some unknown buyers in Sudan," defense ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri told AFP. Sudan is rife with potential clients, including the Sudanese army, numerous rebel groups active in the restive Darfur province as well as former southern rebels from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). |
| Posted by:Fred |