China-bound UAE plane detained

KOLKATA: Indian authorities have detained a UAE airforce plane that landed in Kolkata on its way to China after discovering arms and explosives on board, officials said yesterday.
The military transport plane was given permission to land in Kolkata on Sunday to refuel on its way to Hanyang, part of the city of Wuhan in China's Hubei province, from Abu Dhabi, but did not declare its cargo.
"We were shocked to discover arms and explosives in the plane during a routine check," said Jayanti Ghosh, from the Industrial Security Force command which is in charge of airport security.
He said the pilot and eight crew members were being interrogated about the arms