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| Strela missiles from Libya in the hands Droukdel |
| 2011-06-09 |
| [Ennahar] A Russian military official announced the disappearance of anti-aircraft missiles, Russian-made Strela, from an army weapons depot in Libya. According to Russian radio, quoting this military official yesterday, whose identity was not disclosed, stated that the authorities of his country had information about the theft of Strela missiles in Libya by unknown persons. These missiles, he said, were taken out of Libya, without giving information about their destination. If this Russian official gave no further details about the destination of these sophisticated missiles, it seems clear from his statements that he thought of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. The same source did not say whether the missiles were Strela 2 or a more sophisticated generation such as the Strela 10 which can accurately hit targets at a distance of 5 km According to statements by the Russian military official, these would be of a latest generations of missiles, especially when he talked about "missile systems", which would mean sophisticated missile directed by radars and linked to air defence systems. In Moscow, the Libyan ambassador confirms what was said by the Russian military official. He expressed his concern that these weapons fall into the hands of myrmidons, including Al Qaeda The warnings from Russian military official, came after those of the Algerian intelligence chief, who told Rooters last April, about reports on a caravan of eight Toyota vehicles, loaded with weapons which would have left eastern Libya to Mali, through Niger and Chad. These weapons, he said, would be missiles spears (RPG 7), Russian-made semi-automatic machine guns, Kalashnikovs and ammunition. |
| Posted by:Fred |