Arms training case: US mercenary VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians to remain abroad till Feb 24

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A U.S. citizen identified as mercenary VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals will remain abroad until February 24 while facing an arms-training case. They were arrested in March over allegations that they trained insurgent-linked groups in Myanmar; VanDyke also sought the return of seized personal belongings.

VanDyke attended the court hearing Friday and sought the release of his seized personal articles. The seven accused had earlier sought six weeks to meet their families and were allowed to stay abroad till Oct 23. They were arrested on March 13 for allegedly training the insurgent-linked groups in Myanmar.