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Sweden backs out of Saudi weapons deal

The Swedish Defence Research Agency has abandoned plans for a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia, newspaper Ny Teknik reported on 17 October.

The plans stem back to a military cooperation agreement between the two countries from 2005. But the agency came under fire in March after public broadcaster Swedish Radio reported about the collaboration.

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