Israel sold Soviet arms to contras?
NZPA-AP New York The Honduran military bought millions of dollars worth of Soviet-made weaponry from Israel, according to a United States television programme. The Honduran military normally does not use the types of weapons purchased, but the antiNicaraguan contra rebels do, said the report on "60 Minutes.”
The C.B.S. programme said it had received certificates signed by a top Honduran official documenting the purchase of 2000 rocket-propelled grenades gnd 4000 AK47 as-
sault rifles from the Israeli Ministry of Defence.
General Walter Lopez, who commanded the Honduran Armed Forces from 1984 to 1986, told the prgramme the Hondurans did not use the weapons. Jack Terrell, a mercenary who spent several months with the contras in 1984 and 1985, said contra officials told him they were receiving arms from Israel. The Soviet-made weapoons presumably were captured by Israel during its 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
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Press, 24 February 1987, Page 10
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