French weapons not used against civilians in Yemen - minister

FILE PHOTO: French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes - Copyright GONZALO FUENTES(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 18/04/2019 - 08:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 23:55

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PARIS (Reuters) - French weapons are not being used against civilians in Yemen, France's armed forces minister Florence Parly told Radio Classique on Thursday.

Investigative website Disclose reported this week that French arms, including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, were being used in the Yemeni war against civilians.

"To my knowledge, French weapons are not being used in any offensive in the war in Yemen. I do not have any evidence that would lead me to believe that French arms are behind the origins of civilian victims in Yemen," Parly said.

(Reporting by Sophie Louet, Simon Carraud; Writing by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Darren Schuettler)

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French weapons not used against civilians in Yemen - minister

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