Lebanon denies to have links to weapons ship seized by Israel

The Israeli radio on Tuesday commented on the weapons ship seized by Israel in the Red Sea.

The radio said that the London- based" ship Insurance Louis " company said on Monday that ship " Karine A seized by the Israelis used to be named " Rain K" before it was sold by a Lebanese company to an Iraqi citizen, but a high ranking official at the Lebanese ministry of transport doubted this " story." He said that there is a mixing in names and " Rain K" is still carrying the Lebanese flag.

The Lebanese official added, according to the Israeli radio, that the ship indicated by " Louis " company is a ship carrying the flag of the Island of Tonga.

He added that this ship never entered the Lebanese ports, is not a Lebanese ship and never been so.