China: Ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe may head home

By Rook on April 22, 2008 12:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) | Sphere

And here I thought China made a habit of not interfering with other countries internal politics. Huh, I guess not.

AP

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A shipment of weapons to Zimbabwe may be returned to China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, after the troubled southern African nation's neighbors prevented the cargo from being unloaded.
The Chinese freighter arrived in South Africa last week, and human rights groups and others said they feared the mortar grenades and bullets onboard could be used by President Robert Mugabe's regime to clamp down on its opposition.

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