Thu, 06 Mar, 2008 - 15:34
A Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" was arrested in Bangkok today.
Viktor Bout was grabbed in a luxury hotel and detained on a warrant issued by the US who accuse him of supplying weapons to Columbian drug dealers.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: ThailandPlace: BangkokPlace: AfricaPlace: ThaiPlace: centralPlace: West AfricaPlace: BulgariaPlace: SlovakiaPlace: UkrainePlace: KyrgyzstanPlace: CongoPlace: NorthPlace: South KivuPlace: Ituri regionsPlace: eastern CongoPlace: MoscowPlace: Soviet UnionPerson: Merchant of DeathPerson: Viktor BoutPerson: BoutPerson: US President George BushPerson: AmericansPerson: Ruslan PukhovPerson: Nicholas CageOrganisation: UNOrganisation: United StatesOrganisation: Amnesty InternationalOrganisation: BoutOrganisation: Centre for Strategies and Technologies

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