Iranian Ship Said to Have Targeted Israel
JERUSALEM —
An Iranian ship loaded with sophisticated arms and explosives and intended to attack Israeli targets has been intercepted, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Sunday.
Belgian authorities recently discovered the ship in the port of Antwerp, Peres aide Aliza Goren said.
Peres said that the arms were discovered only by chance and that the Iranian plan could easily have succeeded. Authorities offered no other details.
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