81. This was the first time police used live ammunition on protesters. 82. Two weeks later, troops using live ammunition moved in on the demonstrators, ending seven weeks of pro-democracy protests in Beijing. 83. U.S. Army officials previously have said the depleted uranium ammunition is not used in training, but admitted that at least one depleted uranium shell was fired by mistake. 84. UNEP also recommended similar work in other places where the ammunition has been used, including Bosnia and Iraq. 85. Using live ammunition, gunners unleashed an hour-long artillery, mortar and rocket barrage to cover for advancing troops, tanks and armored vehicles. 86. Wednesday marked the first time in weeks of sporadic clashes in Hebron that Israeli troops used live ammunition. 87. Wednesday marked the first time in weeks that Israeli troops used live ammunition in Hebron, and signaled a further escalation. 88. Xinhua did not say that the new exercises would use live ammunition. 89. Witnesses and doctors who treated the five wounded, however, said live ammunition was used against the protesters, just outside the Rafah refugee camp. 90. Witnesses said troops also used live ammunition, a claim denied by the Israeli army. |
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