Legal blow over the 'lord of war'

Washington's two-year bid to extradite suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout, inspiration for the movie Lord of War, suffered a setback yesterday when a Thai court dismissed a bid to drop new charges against him.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Oct 2010, 17:57 BST

Updated 4th Oct 2010, 23:17 BST

The 43-year-old, known as the "Merchant of Death", faces US accusations of trafficking arms to dictators and Africa, South America and the Middle East.