'Venezuela has 5,000 Russian anti-aircraft missiles'

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that his country possesses 5,000 Russian man-portable surface-to-air missiles to counter the presence of US forces deployed in the Caribbean. In a televised ceremony with senior military officials on Wednesday, Maduro said Venezuela has Russian-made Igla-S short-range missiles, describing them as a key component of the country’s air defence network. "We have no fewer than 5,000