Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Yemen to buy Russian weapons

Yemen has signed a deal to buy $1 billion worth of weapons from Russia, including fighter planes, helicopters and tanks, Yemeni state media reported. Agreements signed during a visit to Moscow by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh included the purchase of MiG-29 planes, helicopters, T-80 and T-72 tanks, and armored vehicles, the state news agency Saba quoted unnamed sources as saying.

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