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Israel seizes ship claimed to be carrying weapons for Gaza
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March 16, 2011
Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Israel_seizes_ship_claimed_to_be_carrying_weapons_for_Gaza



Israeli military forces today seized a ship claimed to be carrying
weapons bound for the Gaza Strip.

The ship, a German-owned and Liberian-flagged freighter named
''Victoria'', had departed from a port in Syria before travelling to
Turkey, from where it departed for , Egypt. A French company had
chartered the vessel, which was intercepted and boarded by Israeli
commandos about 200 miles from shore while in international waters.

''Victoria'' was reportedly boarded without incident, and is being taken
to , a port city in Israel. Three containers of weapons were found on
board the ship, though the type or total number are unknown. A further
inspection of the cargo will be carried out once the ship reaches
Ashdod.

According to , the Israeli prime minister, "[o]n the boat we discovered
many weapons destined for terror groups in the heart of Gaza." He also
claimed that Iran was responsible for shipping the weapons, saying that
"[t]he only certain thing is the source of the weaponry was Iran, and
there was a Syrian relay station as well."

== Sources == 

* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12746333
* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8383517/Israel-seizes-cargo-ship-carrying-weapons-for-Gaza.html



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