Canadian Govt examines video footage showing light armored vehicles captured by Yemenis

SANAA, Oct. 6 (YPA) –   The Canadian government said that it is examining video footage which appears to show Canadian-made light armored vehicles captured by Yemenis, Canadian newspaper Ottawa Citizen Reported.

The site said that Saudi Arabia has not acknowledged. The footage, that was shown on Almasirah TV and Al Jazeera, shows the captured and destroyed light armored vehicles as well as Saudi troops taken prisoner.

In 2014, the then Conservative government announced a deal worth an estimated $15 billion to sell Saudi Arabia more than 700 light armored vehicles. That controversial deal was later approved by the Liberal government.

Doug Wilson-Hodge, spokesman for General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, said the company is declining to comment on the footage.

Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Adam Austen noted the government is reviewing all export permits to Saudi Arabia but no final decision has been taken.

“During this review, no new permits have been issued,” Austen added.

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