ATHENS, June 23: A ship seized in Greek waters packed with explosives equivalent to an “atomic bomb” was on its way to Sudan with the shipment addressed to a non-existent chemicals firm, a senior Greek minister said on Monday.

The ship was carrying 680 tons of explosives, mainly TNT — the “equivalent of an atomic bomb” — and 8,000 detonators, Greek Merchant Marines Minister Georges Anomeritis said at a press conference.

“We are sure that the boat was loaded in Tunisia and was heading for Khartoum,” the minister added.

Mr Anomeritis refused to speculate about any possible terrorist links saying: “The probe is still underway.

“As no one knows where the explosives were going, no one knows what they were going to be used for,” he insisted.—AFP