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Afghanistan/South Asia
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette
2005-05-05
Alleged dacoit killed in shootout
An alleged dacoit was killed in a shootout between the police and a gang of dacoits at Keraniganj in the outskirts of the capital in the small hours of Wednesday. Sources said Md. Ashraf (27), son of Mokhter Hossain of Laxmipura at Arai hazar in Naraynaganj district received fatal injuries during a deadly gun battle between the police and his accomplices at Nazirabag under Keraniganj police station at about 2:45 am.
Taking a page from the RAB manual, I see.
He was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition where the doctors declared him dead.
"He's dead.....wait a minute, you ain't Jim." "He's off today."
A special team of Keraniganj police station arrested Ashraf from Hotel Hilton near Joykali Mandir road in the capital at about 9:30 pm on Tuesday. Police also recovered some looted goods from his possession raiding the hotel room. Later, according to his confessional statement, a team of police along with Ashraf went to Nazirabag area to recover the rest of the looted goods and arrest his accomplices.
Page twenty seven in your "Crossfire for Dummies" manual
But, the dacoits opened fire on the law-enforcers when the team of police reached Nazirabag area at about 2:45 am.
Just like clockwork
Police replied with the gunshots, which erupted a deadly gun battle between the police and the dacoits. Both the sides traded at least fifty rounds of bullet during the gunfight that continued for about half an hour. Police recovered firearms and ammunition from the spot.

BCL leader arrested
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested Ashraful Islam, organising secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, Khulna district unit, from his village Paipara under Phultala upazila of Khulna district early Tuesday. Officials of the Khulna RAB said they arrested Ashraful, 23, with a fire arm and two rounds of bullets acting on a tipoff.
That gun turns up a lot
Ashraful is an accused in 2 murder cases and many allegations against him are in files with the police.
We'll keep an eye open for Ashraful, he may turn up in the morgue latwer.
Posted by:Steve

#6  Dacoit=bandit.

Think of it as a Matrix like slow mo gun fight.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-05-05 15:19  

#5  14-17 shot magazines are standard on 9mm handguns. Only since the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban has magazine capacity been limitted to 10. Older high capacity magazines were grandfathered in. I believe when the Assault Weapons Ban expired last year, the magazine capacity limit also expired.
Posted by: ed   2005-05-05 15:10  

#4  assuming you have a seventeen shot magazine in it...

The proverbial Hollywood ClipTM?
Posted by: Raj   2005-05-05 14:57  

#3  They have to manufacture, load, and prime each bullet on site.
Posted by: ed   2005-05-05 14:20  

#2  Fifty rounds of bullets from both sides over the course of half an hour? That's about one round per minute per side. What the heck are they armed with, muzzle-loader muskets? A 9mm pistol can crank out seventeen shots in about ten seconds, assuming you have a seventeen shot magazine in it...
Posted by: Captain Pedantic   2005-05-05 14:17  

#1  Are dacoits like Daeliks?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-05-05 12:21  

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