Swiss hand grenades in Syria
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Marea, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic, July 1, 2012: What was suspected to have been part of a shipment of Swiss-made hand grenades to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which was green-lighted by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) in 2003, evidence shows that they may have been found in Syria's civil war in 2012.
Although the company's (Ruag in Switzerland) spokesperson Clemens Gähwiler told SonntagsBlick that it was impossible to be certain as the grenades’ serial numbers were not visible, pictures may confirm the allegations. A Seco spokesperson told Switzerland’s SDA news agency it couldn’t rule out that a number of Ruag hand grenades had ended up in Syria given the illegal onward transfer of part of the 2003–04 shipment made to the UAE.
Although the company's (Ruag in Switzerland) spokesperson Clemens Gähwiler told SonntagsBlick that it was impossible to be certain as the grenades’ serial numbers were not visible, pictures may confirm the allegations. A Seco spokesperson told Switzerland’s SDA news agency it couldn’t rule out that a number of Ruag hand grenades had ended up in Syria given the illegal onward transfer of part of the 2003–04 shipment made to the UAE.
