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The UAE has condemned the seizure of its civilian aircraft carrying millions of dollars by authorities in Somalia on Sunday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the jet was seized at Mogadishu airport carrying $9.6 million in cash allocated to support the Somali army and trainees.
The ministry added that some those on-board the plane had been held at gunpoint and assaulted by Somali security forces. This action is an illegal step that “contradicts the established diplomatic norms and traditions between countries and is a serious breach of the provisions of the MoU signed between the two countries in November 2014,” it continued.