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Inside Europe: Saudi coalition uses German arms in Yemen

A UN conference has secured around two-and-a-half billion euros in pledges to aid millions facing starvation in war-torn Yemen. Germany, which promised 114 million euros, prides itself on its ban on arms sales to countries involved in armed conflict. But a DW investigation shows that German-built weapons and technology are being used in Yemen. Keith Walker speaks with DW reporter Nina Werkhäuser.

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