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Thailand said Wednesday that it will not interfere in the extradition hearing of an alleged Russian arms smuggler whom the United States wants to put on trial but Russia reportedly wants sent home.
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A man holds a Walther P99 gun at the German gun maker’s exhibition stand at the international gun fair in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Friday, March 13, 2009. The IWA & Outdoor Classics fair is regarded the the world leading fair for hunting and...
