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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Jan van der Made

World's biggest weapons fair sees surge in visitors amid global turmoil

Visitors walk in front of the logo of the Eurosatory international land, air defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris on June 17, 2024 AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA

The world's largest arms exhibition, held in Paris this week, attracted bumper crowds as a result of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increased tension between the US, Russia and China. Eurosatory 2024 was also not without controversy.

Thousands of weapons industry executives, arms dealers, military delegations and plain aficionados congregated throughout the week in the cavernous halls of the Villepinte exhibition centre close to Charles de Gaulle airport.

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