Explosives missing from ship; crew held (100 tons, bound for Iran)

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NEW DELHI -- India's defence and interior ministries were investigating how 100 tonnes of explosives went missing from a merchant navy ship bound for Iran, officials said yesterday.
The six missing containers of explosives were intended for road construction in Afghanistan where India's Border Road Organisation was constructing a highway.
"About 100 tonnes of explosives meant for the Border Road Organisation in Afghanistan were reported missing on the 26th (of December)," said a government official who did not wish to be named.

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The official said the captain's claim that the cargo was lost as the sea was choppy was being investigated.

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