Members of the European Union have sold more than $ 343 million worth of military equipment to Libya in 2009.
From 2005 to 2009, Italy, France, Britain and Germany were the top four sellers of arms to Qaddafi's Libya, according to data collected by the blogger Dan O'Huiginn and relayed by the British newspaper The Guardian .
(Thomas Guillembet, Liberation.fr) embargoed until 2004, sales of weapons of Europeans toward Libya are strictly identified by the European Union ( here data for 2009). For all of its members, the total sales in 2009 totaled $ 343 million, rising steadily since 2005. The use of these weapons by the armed forces is controversial since the early revolts, notably Belgium and Italy. Italy is the
biggest seller, with more than $ 111 million for 2009, well ahead of Malta and Germany. Following on the site Libération.fr
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