Egyptian navy seizes arms ship in Sinai

Source  :  Xinhua

CAIRO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian navy seized a ship loaded with weapons in the Red Sea governorate of South Sinai on Thursday, a security source told Xinhua.

"The ship was seized 20 nautical miles away from Ras Mohammed Protectorate in South Sinai," the security source said.

After seizing the ship and its crew, "the navy forces pulled the ship to Safaga Port in the Red Sea to examine its contents, the types of loaded weapons, and their source and their destination," according to the source.

Preliminary check on the ship revealed that it came from southern Red Sea carrying a load of weapons, the types of which have not yet been identified