Washington worried Venezuela's SA-24 MANPADS may end up in wrong hands
Washington is worried that Colombia's FARC rebels could be armed with the SA-24 MANPADS that was recently acquired by Venezuela.
"We are concerned about Venezuelan arms purchases that exceed its needs and are therefore potentially destabilizing," State Department spokeswoman Sara Mangiaracina said. "The Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Venezuela have purchased from Russia are sophisticated weapons systems. It is important that these weapons systems be appropriately controlled to avoid the possibility of diversion."
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