Arms ship returns to China

NAIROBI: China said today the shipment of weapons bound for Zimbabwe may return home after the vessel was unable to unload in South Africa, but it defended the cargo as "perfectly normal trade", according to Reuters.

Zambia, which chairs the Southern African Development Community (SADC) grouping, has urged regional states to bar the An Yue Jiang from entering their waters, saying the weapons could deepen Zimbabwe's election crisis.

The ship was barred from unloading in the South African port of Durban, prompting it to set sail again. Mozambique and Angola have since denied it access to their ports.

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