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Russian arms suspect claims US framed him

By Stephen Fidler in London

Published: December 22 2008 19:00 | Last updated: December 22 2008 19:00

A suspected Russian arms dealer appeared in a Thai court on Monday, shackled and wearing an orange prison jump suit, and claimed he had been framed by the US to damage Russia’s relations with Thailand.

Viktor Bout, 41, a former Soviet military officer who faces charges of conspiring to sell weapons to terrorists, is fighting extradition to the US.

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