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S.Arabia,India largest arms purchasers, US tops sellers - daily

IRNA

Islamabad, Oct 17, IRNA - Saudi Arabia emerged as world`s largest 
buyer of arms spending dlrs 5.2 billion last year while India was the 
second in the same year spending dollar 900 million on weapons, a 
local publication wrote Friday. 
Islamabad-based Dawn reported that the United States continued to 
be the largest seller, with a 40.3 per cent share of the global arms 
market. 
Quoting a report by the International Institute of Strategic 
Studies, the newspaper added that America earned dlrs 10.241 billion 
last year from selling arms, mainly to developing nations. 
MHA/TSH/211 
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