Russia Angry At Viktor Bout's US Guilty Verdict -- BBC
Moscow has reacted angrily to the guilty verdict handed down to Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, by a court in the United States.
Russia questioned its fairness and said it would try to bring Bout home.
On Wednesday, a New York court found Bout guilty of attempting to sell heavy weapons to a Colombian rebel group.
Prosecutors said Viktor Bout, 44, who has been dubbed "the merchant of death", stood to make millions from supplying weapons to the group.
The defence argued he had only wanted to sell two cargo planes.
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Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (center) is escorted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officers after arriving in the United States following his extradition from Thailand last year. More News On Russia's Reaction To Viktor Bout's Guilty Verdict
Russia lashes out at US over conviction of Viktor Bout -- The Guardian
Russia will seek to bring Viktor Bout home -- The Telegraph
Russia Questions Fairness of 'Merchant of Death' Guilty Verdict -- FOX News
Russia to try to bring convicted arms dealer home -- Reuters
A Bout face: Moscow lobbies for Bout's return -- RT
Russia will insist on Bout's return home -- Voice of Russia
‘Merchant of Death’ Convicted on Terror Charges -- Danger Room
Why Is Moscow So Interested In Securing Viktor Bout's Return? -- Radio Free Europe
Bout case: ‘Story far from over’ -- RT
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