A new gun has been imported from Germany to help ITBP
personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon area to tackle Naxal menace. The gun
can fire upto 70 bullets in one go.
According to a report in Punjab Kesari, it weighs 3
kilograms and is powerful enough to fire bullets in a radius of 1.5 kilometres.
The gun has to be kept stationary at the time of use as it cannot be carried on
the shoulders owing to its heavy weight.
Apart from this gun, several others have also been provided
to ITBP which can fire several rounds just by pressing the trigger once.
"These high-tech weapons will prove to be very helpful
while dealing with the Naxals," said police officials.
Till a few years ago, the arms that were provided to police
were not strong enough to fight off huge Naxal teams. Realising the need for
high technology weapons in tackling the ultras, Chhattisgarh government decided
to import it from Germany.
Source: http://www.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/this-hi-tech-gun-fires-70-bullets-in-one-go-will-arm-forces-against-naxals-483483.html
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