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Rocket launchers sold to Venezuela went to FARC

Jul. 27, 2009
Swedish-made anti-tank rocket launchers sold to Venezuela years ago were obtained by Colombia's main rebel group, and Sweden said Monday it was demanding an explanation. Colombia said its military found the weapons in a captured rebel arms cache and that...
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli military officials say they're deploying a new type of advanced radar that will pinpoint the sources of rocket fire and aim artillery at them.

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SYDNEY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- An Australian army captain has pleaded guilty in a Sydney court to stealing 10 rocket launchers from Australian Defense Force stores.

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- An Israeli strike against a rocket launcher this week wound up killing two Palestinian children who had been playing nearby.

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 11 (UPI) -- A police raid on a Hell's Angels club in Stockholm, Sweden, found that the biker gang had a tank gun in its possession. The Swedish-made military-grade weapon was found during Saturday's raid at the group's headquarters in the Ulvsunda region of Stockholm

NASA to unveil better rocket fuel

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Basque arms caches found in France

URRUNGE, France, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Police in southwestern France have discovered two major caches of weapons suspected of being stored by Basque separatists in Spain, the BBC reported Monday.

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PAWTUCKET, R.I., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Hasbro of Pawtucket, R.I., Thursday recalled 230,000 super soaker monster rockets because they pose a risk of impact injuries to users or bystanders.

Anti-tank rocket fired near El Al office

BANGKOK, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- An American-made M-72-A1 anti-tank rocket was fired into a building housing the Bangkok offices of Israeli airline El Al on Wednesday, but no one was injured, T

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Czech Republic officials are neither confirming nor
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler