Venezuela received a shipment of 30,000 new Russian rifles yesterday, weeks after Washington restricted United States arms sales to Caracas over concerns about President Hugo Chavez's ties to Cuba and Iran.
Venezuela says the AK103 Kalashnikov rifles and 25 million rounds - the first lot of 100,000 weapons - are part of efforts to modernise its military.
Venezuela arms buy
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