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Greece seizes 680 tonnes of explosives on ship in Mediterranean
ATHENS (AFP) Jun 22, 2003
 Greek special forces on Sunday seized 680 tonnes of explosives when they boarded a ship in the Mediterranean west of Greece, the Merchant Marines ministry said.

The Baltic Sky ship, bearing the flag of the African nation of the Comoros Islands, was stopped in Greek waters in the Ionian Sea, a statement from the ministry said.

The ship belonged to a company named Alpha Shipping ANC registered in the Marshall Islands in the south Pacific. The ministry was not able to give information on where the ship was coming from or where it was travelling to.

The ship's crew, five Ukrainians, the captain among them, and two Azerbaijanis, was arrested.

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