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The fuses stolen Saturday afternoon from a train transporting ammunition from Brasov county, central Romania, to Bulgaria were bound for a private Bulgarian company, not the Army, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Sunday, cited by Novinite.com.

Four containers holding 16 detonators each were stolen Saturday afternoon from a train which was transporting ammunition from Brasov county, central Romania, to Bulgaria.

A grenade and several bullets were found Sunday night on the Bucharest-Vienna international train, which was halted for customs check at Curtici, western Romania, the Transport Ministry said in a statement.

Romania exported four non-military helicopters to Côte D'Ivoire in 2003 and after 2005, while observing the law, Romania exported arms and ammunition to Iraqi government authorities, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Friday following an information request from MEDIAFAX.

Romanian defense minister Teodor Melescanu said Wednesday a Romanian private company did send ammunition to Georgia, but declined to name the firm.