Even a somewhat diminished arms bazaar has returned.

Journalists familiar with the market also disputed claims that it was an arms bazaar.

On the military side, the Paris air show is considered the world's largest arms bazaar, with governments and military contractors seeking deals.

The technique is to buy a reactor here, some fuel there and other elements anywhere they can be found in the international arms bazaar.

Besides, why should Israel deepen its dependence on the arms bazaar, the riskiest commerce in the world?

The American share of the world's growing arms bazaar grew by nearly 23 percent last year, to $11.3 billion of the worldwide $31.8 billion market.

A Russian spokesman said the busy market place was targeted because it was used by separatists as an arms bazaar.

In recent days troops have searched several arms bazaars here, seizing weapons by the truckload.

A Russian military spokesman said that special forces bombed the market because it was actually an arms bazaar.