al Jazeera: The US has repeatedly sent ammunition to military-ruled Egypt even as the North African country’s security forces were cracking down on unarmed protesters, human rights organisation Amnesty International reports. Amnesty International on Wednesday criticised the US government for allowing arms shipments to Egypt despite its security forces’ record of harsh crackdowns on protesters. mnesty said Washington permitted three shipments to Egypt from US weapons producers between April and October.
Shipping records show that the shipments included bullets, cartridges and “ammunition smoke,” probably meaning tear gas, the London-based group said in a report. Read on here.
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