Tons of weapons seized at Thai airport

Five foreigners were detained and their foreign-registered aircraft impounded after it landed in the Thai capital today with tons of war weaponry on board that originated in North Korea, Thai media quoted officials as saying.

Air Force spokesman Capt. Montol Suchookorn said the chartered cargo plane originated in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang and requested to land at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport to refuel, according to the Bangkok Post website.