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**Overlord** · 12-13-2009, 03:10 PM

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Dec 13, 2009
Plane crew to be charged

An east European cargo plane, found to be transporting heavy weapons by Thai authorities during its stop at Bangkok's domestic Don Mueang airport, sits on the tarmac at the airport in the Thai capital on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AFP

BANGKOK - THAI authorities will bring charges against five men from eastern Europe detained in Bangkok with a plane full of North Korean weapons, premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday. The cache, including missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, was discovered after the crew, four men from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus, landed for refuelling at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on Friday, he said. 'We will strictly follow our own laws and UN resolutions. The investigation is progressing. Charges will soon be set,' Mr Abhisit told reporters. But Thailand does not yet know where the weapons were bound, he said. 'We are not yet clear why they were transporting these weapons, we only know they were due to refuel in Sri Lanka,' Mr Abhisit told reporters. 'Security and intelligence services are continuing to investigate. It is not yet clear if this is terrorist activity,' he said. The plane began its journey in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Mr Abhisit confirmed that the weapons came from a North Korean company and the plane was registered in Georgia. -- AFP

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Overlord Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 608 Senior Member	Plane crew to be charged SE Asia Home > Breaking News > SE Asia > Story Dec 13, 2009 Plane crew to be charged An east European cargo plane, found to be transporting heavy weapons by Thai authorities during its stop at Bangkok's domestic Don Mueang airport, sits on the tarmac at the airport in the Thai capital on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AFP BANGKOK - THAI authorities will bring charges against five men from eastern Europe detained in Bangkok with a plane full of North Korean weapons, premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday. The cache, including missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, was discovered after the crew, four men from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus, landed for refuelling at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on Friday, he said. 'We will strictly follow our own laws and UN resolutions. The investigation is progressing. Charges will soon be set,' Mr Abhisit told reporters. But Thailand does not yet know where the weapons were bound, he said. 'We are not yet clear why they were transporting these weapons, we only know they were due to refuel in Sri Lanka,' Mr Abhisit told reporters. 'Security and intelligence services are continuing to investigate. It is not yet clear if this is terrorist activity,' he said. The plane began its journey in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Mr Abhisit confirmed that the weapons came from a North Korean company and the plane was registered in Georgia. -- AFP
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