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Tons of illegal arms destroyed
24/05/2002 21:36 - (SA)
Maputo - Mozambican and South African police have destroyed about 1.5 tons of illegal weapons in Mozambique's northern Nampula
province, state radio reported on Friday.
Among the weapons destroyed on Thursday were AK-47 assault rifles,
mortars, rocket launchers, pistols, various ammunitions and
explosives, the report said.
Miguel dos Santos, general commander of the Mozambican police,
told Radio Mozambique the operation was part of a national effort
to collect all illegal arms, to prevent their use in crimes around
the region.
South African police provide technical assistance in arms
collection and destruction under cooperation agreements between the
two forces, Dos Santos said. - Sapa-AFP
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