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Indian detention of UAE plane a case of spying: Chinese expert | | Chinese military expert Dai Xu has accused India of "spying" on Chinese military, saying that India violated diplomatic rights by inspecting a China-bound cargo plane of UAE's Air Force, which was detained by the Indian Security agencies in Kolkata after it was found
carrying huge cache of arms and ammunition on board. "The actions by Indian authorities
violated diplomatic rights as the cargo on board belong to China . Any inspection
onboard, which may have violated China 's property rights and constituted spying
on its military secrets, should be approved by both the UAE and China ," The Chinese
Global Times quoted Xu, as saying. On September 6, the plane, which originated
from UAE capital Abu Dhabi, was on its way to China and had requested permission
for landing in Kolkata. The ATC asked it to identify its cargo and when the pilot
said that it had arms, the plane was detained in the hangar at Kolkata airport.
Customs was asked to inspect the cargo, and the captain refused saying he had
no permission. Authorities soon discovered a large amount of arms and explosives
on board, and following which its ten-crew members, including the pilot were questioned
for several hours. The C-130 Hercules plane, which originated from UAE capital
Abu Dhabi , was examined by the officials of the Defence Ministry and customs
department and was finally allowed to take off on September 10 after the Union
Government gave clearance to leave India. |
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