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FARC guerillas armed with Swedish weapons »
ReplyDeleteThe Colombian rebel group the FARC is in possession of advanced weaponry manufactured by the Swedish firm Saab Bofors Dynamics, according to a report in the Colombian weekly newspaper Semana.
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The anti-tank AT-4 weapons have been sold to countries such as the USA and a raft of NATO member states, as well Colombian neighbour Venezuela.
It was in connection with Colombian army raids on the FARC guerilla bases in July and October 2008 that the Swedish-made weapons were discovered, the newspaper reports.
The Colombian government then contacted Saab Bofors who could confirm that the weapons had originally been sold to the Venezuelan army.
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