Russia Sends Arms Shipment to Madagascar’s Military Government
Madagascar’s military government assumed power in an October coup.
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Russia has sent arms to Madagascar’s military government, which assumed power in an October coup.
A Russian airforce plane carrying 40 military personnel and 43 crates of weapons landed at the international airport near Antananarivo, the capital, on Dec. 20, National Assembly Speaker Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko said a statement on Monday.