Grenades sent to UAE ended up in Syria: Swiss

September 22, 2012 03:01

An investigation has concluded that Swiss hand grenades exported to the United Arab Emirates several years ago found their way to Syria after being given to Jordan, the Swiss government said today.

Switzerland set up a joint commission in July with the UAE to investigate whether grenades exported to the Gulf nation were sent on to Syria. The move came after a newspaper published a photograph indicating a Swiss-made grenade was found with Syrian rebels.

The commission found that the UAE gave part of a shipment of Swiss hand grenades to Jordan in 2004 to support that country in fighting terrorism.

"From there the hand grenades evidently made their way to Syria," a Swiss government statement said, without elaborating on how or when that might have happened. Jordan has a border with Syria.

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