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Bulgarian machine guns fall into hands of paramilitary organizations in Iraq, Patrick Wilken says

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Bulgarian machine guns are used by paramilitary organizations in Iraq, said for the BNR Mr. Patrick Wilken from Amnesty International. He is an author of a report on arms, used in Iraq by formations, violating human rights. The weapons have been legally distributed to the Iraqi government but have fallen into the hands of the paramilitary, Wilken said. Report data points at Bulgaria as one of the 16 countries distributers of weaponry. Iran, the USA and Russia have been reported as the main sources.



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