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Arms company celebrates profit rise as Yemen starves
A severely malnourished infant Zahra is changed by her mother (right) in the village of al-Mashradah, Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen, in August 2018
ARMS manufacturer BAE Systems’ profits soared by £186 million last year, the company revealed yesterday.
Its latest accounts record a total operating profit of more than £1.6 billion.
The bumper financial results prompted campaigners to accuse the firm of cashing in on the bombing of Yemen.
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