The Daily Telegraph

Spanish U-turn on sale of weapons to Saudis

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Spain has agreed to reinstate a shipment of 400 precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, with rights groups criticisin­g the climbdown.

Madrid had been applauded for suspending the delivery amid fears that they could be used in Yemen, where the Saudi-led coalition has been accused of widespread abuse.

But the U-turn came after Riyadh threatened to pull its £1.6billion order of five warships to be built in Cadiz.

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