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Arms Scandal Hits Swiss In A Sore Spot
Swiss arms maker Oerlikon Buehrle Co faces a probe after 10 million Swiss francs worth of rockets cannons and ammo were illegally shipped to the Middle East Africa and Nigeria. Atty Gen Hans Walder says executives admitted falsifying export applications to bypass embargoes. Parliament debates halting arms sales abroad. Relief flights to Biafra touched by anti aircraft fire, while the nation weighs its neutrality amid an export ban and investigations.
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Zurich
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Middle East
Africa
Oerlikon, Buehrle and Co
Hans Walder
Israel
South Africa
Nigeria
International Red Cross
Biafra
Red Cross
Neuve Zuercher Zeitung
Buehrle
Oerlikon
Latin America