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Launcher with 5 grenades found in Ctg
Rab recovered one US-made belt-fed M79 grenade launcher and five 40mm grenades at Rangamatia in Chittagong's Fatikchhari upazila early yesterday. The weapons were found abandoned near a graveyard during a raid on a hideout of criminal gang Daulat Bahini at Malikasha in North Rangamatia, Rab said.Rab 7 commanding officer Zahidur Rahim said they believe the arms belong to Daulat, the gang's kingpin. "The M79 grenade launcher and its 40mm grenades were first widely used by the US troops during the Vietnam War," he told The Daily Star. "The grenades can successfully hit their target within 150m (point target) and is effective within a range of 350m (area target)," he added. "The anti-personnel cartridges were used against people and light vehicles and had a devastating effect within a 5m radius of the target," said the Rab official. Posted by: Fred 2008-11-20 |
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