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Angola: Citizens Surrender Weapons to Police


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Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

25 July 2008
Posted to the web 25 July 2008

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At least eleven fire-arms of different calibres have handed over on 15-22 July to the National Police department in the northern Bengo province by citizens owning them illegally.

According to a press note which reached Angop last Thursday, among the weapon include nine "AKM", one "SKS", "hunting-gun" of crafting manufacture, 142 several ammunitions and nine magazines.

The communiqué says that Dande district recorded the handing over of six fire-arms, the districts of Icolo and Bengo four fire-arms and Pango Aluquem one.

The disarming process has entered its last compulsory phase since the beginning of July.



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