South Africa showcases arms at defense expo amid embargo
In Johannesburg, South Africa displayed armored cars tanks and other weapons to foreign buyers at the Defense Exposition of South Africa. Sales pitches highlighted battle-tested gear while officials said 46 countries attended private showings. The embargo faced protests from the ANC as Defense Minister Gene Louw defended the embargo as increasingly ineffective.
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Red Cross seal no shield from marauders in Mogadishu
In Mogadishu Somalia a United Nations employee is hijacked at gunpoint and three U.N. observers lose their car and must strip to their uniforms before rescue. Red Cross relief workers hire armed guards and fly flags as protection amid clan warfare and restricted access for aid ships and the port.
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Russia withdraws troops from Cuba
Russian troops in Cuba boarded the Ivan Franko for home as part of a gradual pullout announced by ITAR-Tass. Vyacheslav Ustinov cited the move. defense and foreign ministries declined comment. The reduction follows 1991 cuts and aims to remove all former Soviet troops by mid-1993 amid three decades of presence.
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