Greece starts checks on vessel alleged to be carrying 20000 AK-47s

Coast guard and customs officials began checking on Monday the cargo on board the Nour-M, a ship stopped of Rhodes on suspicion that it is carrying illegal arms and explosives.The vessel is alleged to be carrying 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles. Merchant Marine Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and Coast Guard chief Dimitris Bantias are expected to inspect the checks on Monday.The ...

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