PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago  (AATT) Friday night said that a Ukrainian aircraft impounded at the Piarco International Airport after explosives were discovered onboard, had been given the authorisation to leave following extensive investigations by security agencies.

In a statement, AATT said that Flight CVK-7078 had arrived in Trinidad and Tobago from The Bahamas on May 14 for a technical refuelling stop while en route to Cape Verde, with Libya as its final destination.

The AATT said that officers of the Immigration Division discovered upon the aircraft’s arrival that it was transporting explosives which had not been declared in keeping with established international aviation and security protocols.