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20 July 2009
Jane’s sources have confirmed that AT4 anti-tank guided weapons have been seized in Colombia. The AT4 has been in the Venezuelan arsenal since the 1980s. (PA)
Colombia has seized a number of anti-tank rocket launchers from guerrilla camps. The weapons may have been originally sold to the Venezuelan army before an arms embargo in 2006.
The rocket launchers, seized on separate occasions since early 2009, are understood to be the AT4 model of the 84mm recoilless weapon manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics in Sweden. Four separate intelligence and diplomatic sources confirmed the information, although senior Colombian defence officials were not able to respond to Jane's requests for further details. It is not clear how many rocket launchers have been seized.