Turkey says Yemen-bound pistol shipment illegal

ANKARA, March 25 (Saba) - Turkey said on Friday the pistol shipment intercepted in Dubai while on its way to Yemen this week was illegal. Anadolu News Agency quoted a spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry as saying that the 16000 Turkish-made pistols shipped to Saada province in northern Yemen and which were apprehended by the police in Dubai were not authorized by the Turkish government. Earlier today, Turkey said an investigation was launched into the seizure in cooperation with the concerned countries, a day after Dubai's police chief Dahi Tamim revealed the shipment had been intercepted before reaching Yemen.