Xinhua, China
Nicaragua destroyed 334 Soviet-made surface-to-air missiles on Wednesday, bringing the total to about 1,000 so far this year, the Defense Ministry said.
The SAM-7 missiles were destroyed at the El Papalonal firing range of a military base, 70 km west of Managua. In May and July, Nicaragua destroyed batches of more than 300 missiles each.
The ministry said in a statement that President Enrique Bolanos ordered the destruction on the basis of a regional security treaty to limit weaponry in Central America.
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