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U.S. Snags North Korean Scud Missiles in Arabian Sea NewsMax.com WiresWASHINGTON – A merchant ship carrying a dozen scud missiles from North Korea was intercepted in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said. The ship was apparently heading for Yemen. "A merchant ship was stopped by international forces in the Arabian Sea. During a search by a multinational team, scuds were found believed to be from North Korea," Lynn Cassel, director of the State Department's Office of Press Relations, told United Press International. "We are working with other governments on next steps. There is no final determination of the intended destination of the shipment." The ship was stopped and boarded about 600 miles east of the Horn of Africa. Other officials told UPI that U.S. intelligence had been tracking the vessel closely. According to the officials, a patrol boat belonging to "a friendly nation" intercepted the ship. U.S. defense expert joined the search. They found a dozen short- to medium-range missiles, similar to the Scuds used by Iraq in the Persian Gulf War, the officials said. They said the ship was apparently heading for Yemen, a nation long suspected of being a major hideout for al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Yemeni government, however, is allied with the United States and has cooperated in operations against al-Qaeda fugitives in the area. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is traveling in the area. Copyright 2002 by United Press International. All rights reserved.
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