Chinese Arms Ship Sailing Off PE
The Chinese cargo ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe was lying south of Port Elizabeth and outside South African territorial waters yesterday, the International Transport Workers Federation said. Federation spokesperson Sam Dawson said the An Yue Jiang appeared to be making its way to China, although it could dock at a Mozambican port. It could take the ship weeks to reach China, he said. The ship sailed from Durban on April 18 within an hour of the high court ordering that its controversial cargo could not be transported across South Africa to Zimbabwe. The An Yue Jiang was carrying six containers of ammunition for AK-47 assault rifles, mortars and grenade-launchers for landlocked Zimbabwe, where violence against opposition supporters has increased since the elections in March.
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