ARGENTINA AVIATION – At US request, Argentina orders seizure of Venezuelan plane linked to Iran

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At the request of Washington, Argentina on Thursday ordered the seizure of a Venezuelan plane bought from Iran and held in Buenos Aires for possible terrorism links, judicial sources confirmed to EFE.

Judge Federico Villena authorized that the cargo plane, immobilized at Ezeiza International Airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, be seized by representatives of the FBI and airport security police.