ammunition
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After a tipoff, intelligence services and police found two handguns and ammunition stashed in a hideout in the forest, Dobrindt said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Questions have been asked about the weapons used, the amount of ammunition, and why slaughter in situ was chosen as the method of disposal.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Trairong Piwpan, a spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, said the suspected shooter had found his grandfather’s 9mm handgun along with ammunition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A search of his bag found more than 30 additional rounds of ammunition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I scavenged through the Russian’s frozen pockets and took cigarettes, a flask, a large sausage wrapped in paper, his gun, and ammunition.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Numerous inmates at the prison, which is located near the ammunitions store, are reported to have been injured.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
The weapons and ammunitions segment posted a 38% jump in third-quarter sales to 691 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
They also captured the Yarmouk ammunitions factory in June, seized areas east of the strategic Halfaya Bridge and recently took over the south Khartoum and Omdurman Central Reserve Police bases, according to residents and analysts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Stockpiling targets for ammunitions are, for security reasons, one of the alliance's best-kept secrets.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
During their plunder they found a great quantity of provisions and ammunitions stored126 up for the use of the fleet.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
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