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Report: Russia Hijacked Its Own Arms Ship
[Ynet News] Ron Ben-Yishai - The hijacking of the Russian vessel "Arctic Sea," said to have been carrying arms to the Middle East and possibly to Iran, was ordered by the Russian government, a Ynet investigation revealed Wednesday. Admiral Tarmo Kouts, the EU rapporteur on piracy, had told Time Magazine he believed the Arctic Sea was intercepted by Israel as it carried a secret cargo of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles and X-500 anti-ship missiles to the Middle East. The Kremlin arrested the alleged hijackers on August 18. Sources claim businessmen from the Russian weapons industry were implicated in the deal and that the Kremlin was uninvolved.