Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Despite EU ban, UK sold weapons worth £13.6M to Sri Lanka...

Amid diplomatic row between Britain and Sri Lanka over alleged rights abuses by the army, the UK sold sophisticated weapons worth over 13.6 million pounds to Colombo during the last three years despite restrictions placed by the EU, a report said on Tuesday. 

Britain transfered weapons, including armoured vehicles, machinegun components and semi-automatic pistols worth over 13.6 million pounds to Sri Lanka during the last three years of its bloody civil war with Tamil Tigers, Times said. More...

See also:

  1. India sold out Sri Lanka's Tamils...
  2. UN under fire for selling-out to Sri Lanka...
  3. The staggering cost of the Sri Lanka war...
  4. Why did the West abandon the Tamils in Sri Lanka?
  5. Sri Lanka: images of devastation and desolation...

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