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Lethal munitions identifed and introduced by Security Forces?

[cb editor: it is a well known practice for law enforcement to make and deploy “custom” munitions. While this maybe be outside of official MOI policy, it has surely occurred and similarly there has been consistent misuse and deployment of Less-than-lethal weapons in a lethal manner, also outside of MOI official policy. There are other reports emerging, within the last hours, that indicate an increased use of lethal rounds against unarmed protesters. This is a significant departure from what has been seen in recent months. ]

BNA (state news) excerpt: In another development, a ballistic test conducted by a CID forensic expert has revealed that the pellets extracted from the corpse have failed to match the ones used by the Interior Ministry. ..source BNA

[cb editor: large pellets are on the size/order of “buckshot”, these are easily mixed in with “birdshot” to create a masked lethal load. The deformity of the larger pellets are caused from impact, normally they are round, smaller birdshot retain more of their form on impact. The use of buckshot on unarmed and largely nonviolent protesters is a deeply troubling development. ]