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Canada mulls cancelling Saudi arms deal over Yemen, Kashoggi murder

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Last Updated : Dec 17 2018 | 12:05 PM IST

Canada is looking into ways to cancel a giant 2014 weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, as criticism mounts over the kingdom's role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Riyadh-led war in Yemen.

Trudeau had earlier said that it would be "extremely difficult" to withdraw from the contract, signed by the previous conservative administration, "without Canadians paying exorbitant penalties."

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First Published: Dec 17 2018 | 12:05 PM IST

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