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No relation between “merchant of death” and thai arms seizure

Thai police say there is no relation between a plane carrying weapons that was seized in Bangkok earlier this month and the Russian businessman Viktor Bout.

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Source: http://rt.com/Top_News/2009-12-22/viktor-bout-plane-detained.html