26.11.2011                      29.Cheschwan. 5772                      Toldot

Schmuggler:

Arms smugglers thrive on Syrian uprising

Lebanese arms dealer says the first months of anti-Assad protests across the border rocketed prices skyward.

Weapons dealer Abu Wael has traded guns in Lebanon's Bekaa valley since the last days of his country's civil war, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
This has been his busiest year ever.
Unrest in neighboring Syria has sent demand for weapons soaring, doubling prices for Kalashnikov assault rifles and other weapons and helping supply the increasingly well armed insurrection challenging Syrian President Bashar Assad….