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Spokesman says Sudan to be self-sufficient in arms

    NAIROBI

    Sudanese armed forces spokesman Gneral Mohammed Osman Yassin was reported as saying on Saturday that Sudan would be self-sufficient in light, medium and heavy wepons by the end on this year. The general, who was quoted by the 'Al-Share al-Syasi' newspaper, said Sudan was now manufacturing its own tanks, armoured personnel carriers, mortars and ammunition. He said Sudan had embarked on the military industrial project during its "unprecedented economic boom, particularly in the field of oil exploration and export".

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