Nigeria: Weapons seizure included artillery
LAGOS, Nigeria – Artillery rockets like those often used by insurgents in Afghanistan were found to have filled an illegal arms shipment intercepted at Nigeria’s busiest cargo port, raising security questions about the oil-rich nation before its upcoming presidential election. Officials allowed journalists visiting the holding yard just inside of the port’s main gate Wednesday to see the 107 mm rockets, rifle rounds and other weapons seized at Apapa Port. Authorities said the shipment also contained grenades, explosives and possibly…
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Nigeria: Weapons seizure included artillery
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