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MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian...

columnist Yulia Latynina speculated that the vessel was secretly shipping arms via Algeria to a rogue state such as Iran or Syria.

But the Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed earlier such reports saying that a preliminary search of the vessel has been already conducted and no suspicious cargo has been found.

"The preliminary search of the ship did not reveal the presence of suspicious cargo on board. A more thorough search will be conducted at one of the ports on the way to Russia," the statement said.



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