Crew of DPRK plane detained by Thai court

BANGKOK: Police say a court in Thailand has approved a 12-day detention for the crew of a seized plane carrying 35 tons of weapons from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Police spokesman Pongsapat Pongjaren said yesterday that the Bangkok Criminal Court approved a request by authorities to keep the five-man crew detained for further investigation.

The crew includes four men from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus. They were arrested on Saturday when their plane was impounded in Bangkok during a reported refueling stop.