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Zimbabwe,South Africa,Angola,China
South African Court, Unions, NGOs Block Guns, Ammo Cargo to Zimbabwe
20 April 2008
Scotland on Sunday
Dockyard workers in Africa are refusing to unload a Chinese ship laden with weapons for Zimbabwe.
The whereabouts of the vessel, the An Yue Jiang, were not known last night, although it was believed to be heading to Angola. Sources say the ship is carrying three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition along with 1,500 rocket-propelled grenades and several thousand mortar rounds.
Dock workers in the region are expected to refuse to have any dealings with the deadly cargo,... (GunPolicy.org)