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Suriname president's son on US terror charges
Source: BBC
9 November 2013 Last updated at 01:53 GMT
Suriname president's son on US terror charges
The son of Suriname's president has been charged by the United States with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.
Dino Bouterse was allegedly paid millions of dollars to provide a base and weapons for Hezbollah fighters.
The Shia militants were planning attacks on the US and the Netherlands, Suriname's former colonial ruler, US prosecutors say.
The son of President Desi Bouterse was extradited from Panama in August.
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Suriname president's son on US terror charges
The son of Suriname's president has been charged by the United States with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.
Dino Bouterse was allegedly paid millions of dollars to provide a base and weapons for Hezbollah fighters.
The Shia militants were planning attacks on the US and the Netherlands, Suriname's former colonial ruler, US prosecutors say.
The son of President Desi Bouterse was extradited from Panama in August.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24875963
