Chinese ship with Zimbabwe arms docks in Angola

Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:40pm EDT
 
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Angola has authorized a Chinese ship carrying arms that were destined for Zimbabwe to offload goods, Angola's state-run news agency ANGOP said on Friday.

The agency said it learned from a government note that the "warlike material" bound for Zimbabwe was not authorized and "shall not be unloaded in the national territory". China said the ship would head home.

(Reporting by Michael Georgy)

 
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