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Sixteen arrested with weapons at border crossing

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    Togolese security officials say they have arrested 16 suspected members of
    an illegal arms network operating in West African countries, state radio in
    the Ghanaian capital, Accra, reported.

    Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
    radio said the suspects - 14 Nigerians and two Ghanaians - were arrested on
    the Ghana-Togo border. They were reportedly carrying US-made weapons capable of firing missiles and also had assault rifles hidden in their vehicles, GBC said. It quoted the Togolese officials as saying that they believed the suspects were taking the weapons to Nigeria. The officials said they were investigating the group's supply source, GBC reported.

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