Nov 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
ASHDOD, Israel -- Israeli officials said Wednesday that naval commandos seized a cargo ship carrying about 500 tons of weapons bound for Hezbollah 100 miles off Israel's Mediterranean coast.
Commandos boarded the Antiguan-flagged ship, the Francop, Tuesday evening with the permission of the ship's crew as part of routine anti-smuggling operations, Israeli Navy Brig. Gen. Rani Ben Yehuda told reporters.
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