Italian authorities intercept Chinese drones
Destined for Libyan commander Haftar /PHOTO/VIDEO

WORLD  05 July 2024 - 17:50

Italian authorities have seized Chinese military drones discovered at Gioia Tauro port, thwarting an attempt to ship them to Libyan field commander Khalifa Haftar.

Defence Turk made a post on its official X account in this regard, Caliber.Az reports.

🔵🇮🇹İtalya, 🇱🇾Libya'ya giden 🇨🇳Çin İHA'sına el koydu

🔸İtalya tarafından yapılan açıklamada, Libya'ya gönderilen ve rüzgar türbini ekipmanı olarak gizlenen Çin yapımı iki askeri insansız hava aracına el konduğu bildirildi
🔗https://t.co/0hzi46ncCr pic.twitter.com/Jr5ZuHEqL9

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) July 4, 2024

In a statement on July 2, Italian customs police and the customs agency indicated that six containers of equipment were confiscated on June 18 by officials at the Gioia Tauro port in the south of Italy after being unloaded from the cargo ship MSC Arina, which had arrived from China.

Upon inspection, the cargo revealed two Chinese-made Wing Loong II military drones, which had been falsely labeled as wind turbine parts, intended to be loaded onto a vessel bound for Benghazi in Libya and delivered to General Khalifa Haftar.

The statement explained that the seizure was made in light of the international arms embargo imposed on Libya amid the ongoing civil war.

Caliber.Az