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Arms-laden ship brought to Kolkata port

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: June 27, 2010 15:27 IST

· Kolkata: The suspect ship M V Aegean Glory laden with explosives, that was bound for Pakistan, has been brought to the Kolkata port from Diamond harbor.

Kolkata Police had halted the Pakistan-bound ship off the coast of Kolkata yesterday.

The ship was carrying a consignment of arms and ammunition and had not declared the goods on board; 19 sailors have been detained.

The Karachi-bound cargo vessel from Bangladesh carrying military hardware and explosives was kept cordoned off on Saturday at Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district. The captain of the ship was disembarked and questioned by the police

It had set sail from Chittangong in Bangladesh and had anti-aircraft guns, rocket launchers, five tonne of explosives, besides a huge quantity of ammunition and smoke bombs in two large containers on board.

West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh had described the incident as "alarming" and said it was surprising why the Pakistani-bound vessel was passing through Indian waters.

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