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It said precautionary measures had been taken to mitigate harm to civilians, "including advance warnings to the population" and the use of "precise munitions".

The Scottish government was recently accused of "student union politics" by the UK government over its long-standing policy of not providing public funding for munitions.

"China has the ability to churn out munitions, ships, all these platforms... the state can just make these directives and off they go," Mr Neill says.

Numerous protesters were, of course, injured, some by being tackled by police officers and others by tear gas and “non-lethal munitions.”

Earlier this month, Israel said it had carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa, in response to the movement's missile attack which Israel said carried cluster munitions.