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A container being unloaded form the Fracop at the port of Ashdod on Wednesday.
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Lebanon authorities detain 'arms ship' crew for questioning
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Lebanon, Hezbollah arms ship 

Lebanese authorities on Friday detained and questioned the crew of the ship aboard which Israeli forces discovered hundreds of tons of weapons on Wednesday, believed to be an Iranian shipment meant for Hezbollah, the French news agency AFP reported.

The Antigua-flagged Fracop was released by Israeli authorities on Thursday, and permitted to resume its original route, which let the ship to the port in Beirut.

"The Francop ship entered Lebanese territorial waters at noon today and, upon its arrival off Beirut port, the navy in cooperation with UN naval forces searched the vessel," read a statement issued by the Lebanese army.
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"Military intelligence began interrogating the crew on the motives for the seizure of the vessel while the concerned authorities... will take all the necessary measures to ensure it does not carry banned goods," the statement went on to say.

A massive amount of weapons and ammunition were discovered aboard the Fracop earlier this week when Israeli navy commandos raided the commercial vessel some 180 kilometers from Israel's coast, in the Mediterranean.

A search of the vessel turned up dozens of containers holding over 3,000 rockets, shells, and light ammunition. Navy officials believe that the shipment - which was destined for Syria - included enough weaponry to allow Hezbollah a month's worth of fighting against Israel.

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      1.   Translation, Hezbo caught red-handed & tries to divert attention 23:40  |  Dan 06/11/09
      2.   Hezbo, is angry about weapons which it has nothing to do with 23:42  |  Only in the ME 06/11/09
      3.   Is that a new Hollywood comedy? 23:46  |  Dan 06/11/09
      4.   I`m waiting in excitement for the next clever Lebanese statement 23:55  |  ivo 06/11/09
      5.   Livni`s 1701 UN resolution has UN navy forces as propaganda 01:13  |  jason 07/11/09
      6.   Questioning regarding Israeli naval techniques 01:22  |  Elad 07/11/09
      7.   false flag, false flag 06:51  |  VIPER 07/11/09
      8.   Arms ship 12:50  |  Steve 07/11/09
      9.   To Elad of Toronto 17:14  |  ottomatik 07/11/09
      10.   They are guilty based on Hezbanese law 19:14  |  Dan 07/11/09
      11.   Where is the UN uproar?? 19:53  |  Proud Israeli 07/11/09
      12.   Why [censor] the simple fact 20:19  |  Mark Lincoln 07/11/09
      13.   #6 Elad - Toronto 22:21  |  *BEN JABO 07/11/09
      14.   #3 Dan - Haifa 22:23  |  *BEN JABO 07/11/09
      15.   If it is for Hezbollah?? then why 22:48  |  Dino 07/11/09
      16.   #11 Yeah, it`s a bummer, isn`t it, Proud Israeli 06:55  |  Johnboy 09/11/09
      17.   #16 Johnboy - You care 10:40  |  *BEN JABO 09/11/09
      18.   Francop seizure 12:51  |  Alice 14/11/09
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