Iran: A Bridge too Far? - P2P-Zone

Sinner · 13-02-07, 03:25 PM

Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...3/wiran313.xml

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--More than 100 of the.50 calibre weapons, capable of penetrating body armour, have been discovered by American troops during raids.

Within 45 days of the first HS50 Steyr Mannlicher rifles arriving in Iran, an American officer in an armoured vehicle was shot dead by an Iraqi insurgent using the weapon.

They said 170 American and British soldiers had been killed by such weapons.

13-02-07, 03:25 PM	#11
Sinner -------------------- Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 3,379	Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...3/wiran313.xml Google will supply more news sources if you search. --More than 100 of the.50 calibre weapons, capable of penetrating body armour, have been discovered by American troops during raids. Within 45 days of the first HS50 Steyr Mannlicher rifles arriving in Iran, an American officer in an armoured vehicle was shot dead by an Iraqi insurgent using the weapon. They said 170 American and British soldiers had been killed by such weapons. __________________ The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend

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