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Ship Full of Arms for Mugabe Oppression Leaves South Africa

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN)—A Chinese ship loaded with arms and ammunition sailed away from a South African waters and is on its way to Luanda, Angola to unload its cargo bound for Zimbabwe.

South Africa’s High Court ruled Friday the cargo could be offloaded in the Durban port, but it could not pass over South Africa roads to get to Zimbabwe, a country in crisis because of an election stalemate.

Durban’s dockworkers also said they would not handle the cargo, fearing the arms would be used by the Zimbabwean government against its own people.

A South African government source told CNN the China-flagged An Yue Jiang had sailed away from Durban Friday evening before the High Court’s order could be served to the ship’s captain.

Posted by Owen at 1209 hrs
Firearms + Foreign Affairs

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