Word: cargo
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...Russian Interpol spokesman Igor Tsiryulnikov was announcing that Victor Bout, wanted by Interpol on charges of arming the al-Qaeda network, "for sure is not in Russia," Bout was giving a live interview to Ekho Moskvi radio, just a short distance from the Kremlin. Bout, who runs his air-cargo empire from the United Arab Emirates, denied allegations of illegal arms trafficking in the interview and confirmed that he "never had any problems traveling across Russia...
...this end, Cellucci said both sides should create a so-called “smart” border that would use electronic technologies to scan and verify proof-of-citizenship documents and trucks’ cargo manifests. The high-tech border measures would allow passengers and cargo to cross the border securely and efficiently, he said...
...special forces, backed by commandos from other services, were setting up quarters last week for a 6- to 12-month stay at a camp on Mindanao, just a boat ride across the narrow strait from Basilan. Philippine counterparts are already taking delivery of U.S. equipment, including a C-130 cargo plane and eight Huey helicopters...
...which is known to have only light arms and crude mortars. Onboard the Karine A were Katyusha rockets, Sagger antitank missiles, Dragunov sniper rifles, advanced mortars and C-4 plastic explosives. The serial numbers had been scratched off the weapons to prevent identification, but Israeli officials tell TIME the cargo included antitank mines and rocket-propelled grenades of a design manufactured only in Iran...
...AFGHANISTAN Detainees Airlifted The first of more than 300 Afghan war prisoners began a 12,800-km journey from Kandahar airstrip to a U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, chained to their seats aboard a C-17 cargo plane. The operation was conducted amid heightened security after unknown attackers opened fire outside the airport perimeter fence as the first flight took off. The detainees included a handful of prominent al-Qaeda or Taliban leaders - but not those most sought by the U.S., or three former Taliban government officials who surrendered to the new Afghan government...