Zimbabwe seizes US plane
2004-03-08 15:43
Harare - Zimbabwean security authorities have impounded a US-registered aircraft that landed at the country's main international airport carrying military equipment and 64 men aboard suspected to be mercenaries, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi announced on Monday.
"A United States of America-registered Boeing 727-100 cargo plane was detained last night (Sunday) at 19:30 at Harare International Airport after its owners had made a false declaration of its cargo and crew," the minister told a news conference.
"The plane was actually carrying 64 suspected mercenaries of various nationalities," he said.
"Further investigations also revealed that on board the plane was military material."