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Antonov loaded with weapons stopped in India

Mumbai, India - It was expected to land at Mumbai but was re-directed on Indian Air Force base where it was inspected

An Antonov AN-124 loaded with weapons, left from Singapore bound for Kuwait, has been seized during a refuelling stopover at Pune Indian Air Force base: Russian aircraft was expected to land at Mumbai Airport, but runway was occupied by an Air India B-747, blocked because of a technical malfunction; control tower re-directed Antonov to Pune, where it was inspected finding a load of arms, ammunitions...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 119247
Rome, Italy, 04/22/2005 19:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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