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North-Korean cargo: crew members under put on trial

Panama, Panama - They are charged with illegal transportation and war material

Panamanian authorities have officially put on trial the 35 crew members of the North Korean freighter seized in Panama last Tuesday (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2). So far the intervention of the Pyongyang government has been useless: North-Korea had formally requested that the ship could resume normal route to the Asian country. Sailors have been charged with illegal transportation of armaments...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1154098
Rome, Italy, 07/18/2013 18:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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