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India detains
explosives-laden
plane bound for Nepal
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, September 29, 2004, 2200 hrs IST
An aircraft operated by Vega Airlines, a private Bulgarian cargo company, carrying explosives and ammunition to "combat" the Maoists in Nepal, has been
sitting at an Indian airport since Saturday, awaiting permission to fly out to
Kathmandu.
The Hindu has reported that the United States Government engaged Vega Airlines, which mostly has Russian-made AN-12 aircraft (see the Airlines' website www.vegaair.com) in its fleet, to ferry the explosives and ammunition to Kathmandu for an "anti-terrorist" training facility in Nepal.
Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs claimed that the aircraft had not been "detained" while officials in the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told The Hindu that "as of 9.30 am this morning" the aircraft was at an Indian airport.
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(Pakistan), apologised to the Sikhs all over the world for the miscreant attack
on a Sikh shrine.
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Overall:
India detained Bulgarian plane: It
carries explosives to "combat" Nepali Maoists.
Pakistan
apologised to Sikhs: The Punjab chief minister
said he was sorry about the miscreant attack on a Sikh shrine.
Imran was grilled:
The cricket star was questioned by anti-terror policemen in Washington.
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