Viktor Bout Goes On Trial In Arms-Trafficking Case -- Washington Post
A Manhattan federal prosecutor on Wednesday accused Russian arms broker Viktor Bout of seeking to sell millions of dollars in weapons, including 100 surface-to-air missiles, to purported agents of a Colombian rebel group that expressed an intent to kill American pilots.
The allegations came at the opening of Bout’s trial, the culmination of a five-year-long effort by the United States to capture and prosecute one of the world’s most famous alleged arms traffickers.
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More News On The Case Against Viktor Bout
Court Hears Claim That an Arms Sting Lured a Russian -- New York Times
Prosecutors say greed doomed Russian arms trafficker -- AFP
Viktor Bout wanted American pilots killed, jury told -- The Guardian
Prosecutors say accused Russian arms dealer knew Americans were targets -- CNN
Trial opens in case of accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout dubbed the Merchant of Death -- CBS
Viktor Bout arms dealing trial begins in New York -- BBC
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