Explosives found on ship in Med

A ship carrying 680 tonnes of explosives and bound for Africa has been seized by Greek special forces in the eastern Mediterranean, officials said last night.

The Baltic Sky, a Comoros-flagged vessel, had left the Black Sea and was heading west towards the Tunisian port city of Gabes when it was apprehended on June 2.

The Greek government said the ship was bound for Africa but did not specify which country.

Nato forces have been boarding ships in the eastern Mediterranean over the last few months. The Comoros flag is considered a flag of convenience.

The discovery came amid heightened security after a series of bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, and a terror warning in Kenya.