Russia says stolen weapons heading for China found

A senior Russian prosecutor said Wednesday that his office has exposed an attempt by military officers to smuggle $18 million worth of stolen Russian weapons to China, news reports said.

Chief Military Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Wednesday that some officers and businessmen shipped the weapons
to the ex-Soviet republic of Tajikistan for smuggling to neighboring China.

Fridinsky said the stolen weapons included 30 anti-submarine missiles and about 200 bombs.

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