A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, as Francop, an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli naval commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon
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At midnight on November 4th, some 100 miles off the coast of Israel, a team of Israeli commandoes and military engineers boarded the Antiguan flagged Frankop freighter. Missile boats surrounded the ship, airplanes hovered above and the Israeli army was on alert. Upon boarding the ship, the Polish captain was cooperative, enabling the Israelis to peacefully inspect the ship. Searching the vessel the commandos and engineers found a cache of 320 tons of weapons, including mortars, Katyushas, rockets and bullets. - Click here to read The taking of the Frankop by Josh Smilovitz

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