The board of European steelmaker Arcelor is "manipulating its shareholders" by purchasing Russian peer Severstal in a deal aimed at thwarting Mittal Steel's hostile takeover bid, MIttal said on Friday.

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"Yet again the board appears to be manipulating its shareholders base to its own ends " a Mittal spokeswoman said.
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