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A special police officer of the customs narcotic and smuggling department stands near the ship Atlantic Cruiser, sailing under the colours of Antigua and Barbuda, in the port of Iskenderun on April 18, 2012. A ship suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition and believed to be heading for Syria docked at Turkey's Mediterranean Iskenderun port on Wednesday after receiving a U.N. warning to change its course, local media reported. (Reuters)
Turkey has intercepted an Antigua and Barbuda flagged vessel suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition to Syria in the Mediterranean, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday.
"We received information that the vessel has a cargo of arms and ammunition headed for Syria," the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that Turkish authorities would search the vessel later in the day.
The "Atlantic Cruiser" belongs to a German company, the source also noted.
Amid Damascus' violent crackdown on unrest, Turkey imposed sanctions against its neighbour -- including interception of arms shipment to the country by air, land and sea.
Throughout last year, Turkey intercepted several ships and trucks suspected of carrying weapons into Syria through Turkish territory.
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