ZURICH (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee has backed Switzerland's purchase of 22 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, clearing a major hurdle for the $3.4 billion (2.1 billion pounds) deal.
The security committee of Switzerland's lower house of parliament supported the government's proposal to purchase the fighters by 14 to 9 votes, committee president Chantal Gallade told journalists in Winterthur.
