DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A U.S. Navy spokesman says a weapons shipment on a Ukrainian ship hijacked by Somali pirates was headed to Sudan, not Kenya.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A U.S. Navy spokesman says a weapons shipment on a Ukrainian ship hijacked by Somali pirates was headed to Sudan, not Kenya. Lt. Nathan Christensen, a deputy spokesman for the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain, says the buyers in Sudan are unknown. A 5th Fleet statement Monday says the ship was headed for the Kenyan port of Mombassa but that "additional reports state the cargo was intended for Sudan." Kenya has claimed it was the buyer for the shipment, which includes T-72 battle tanks. The U.N. has imposed an arms embargo on weapons headed to Sudan’s Darfur conflict zone. But the ban does not cover other weapons sales to the Khartoum government or the southern Sudan’s autonomous government. AP ______ Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.