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Prior to boarding a number of stun grenades, plastic bullets and paint balls were fired at the boat from soldiers on the zodiacs: at least two passengers were hit, one on the back of the head.

There was an attempt to forcibly eject one woman from the boat into one of the zodiacs.

[...] [...] roundabout, using submachine guns and rocket-propelled [...]

The engines were cut by the captain and, at around 1100 hours, zodiacs approached the ship and soldiers boarded in accordance with an agreed procedure.

This is a huge development in China, a country with a huge population of laborers who wear waterproof clothing, which makes washing and drying difficult, especially at home.

Israeli zodiac boats made a first attempt to board the Mavi Marmara from the sea shortly before 0430 hours.

Plastic bullets may also have been used at this stage: however, despite some claims that live ammunition was also fired from the zodiac boats, the Mission is not satisfied that this was the case.

Bosch has launched China’s first washer-dryer capable of washing and drying professional outdoor clothing at home

[...] handling an AK-47 and was subsequently [...]

Some historians believe that Ma Chao (马超), a famous military general during the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, was a typical Romanized general or at least was deeply influenced by Romans, because according to some Chinese historical books, Ma Chao's troops used big and heavy shields rarely used by Chinese soldiers and stood in close formation while fighting; moreover, unlike Chinese troops who shot arrows, they cast javelins before charging.

Passengers engaged in efforts to repel the attempted boarding using the ship’s water hoses68 and the throwing of various items at the boats including chairs, sticks, a box of plates and other objects that were readily to hand.

[...] 2010, when a gang armed with assault rifles invaded [...] [...]

At approximately 4 o’clock in the morning of 20 July, four individuals armed with kalashnikovs struck down four persons in the Kokoman a national SSR and DDR strategy.

At 2400 hours, during the inspection of a Lebanese-registered vehicle coming from Lebanon, 11 rocket-propelled grenades, 11 grenade-propellant charges, 1 grenade launcher, 8 mortars, 1 sniper rifle, 1 sniper-rifle scope, 3 short-barrel machine-guns, 4 military pistols, 6 empty Kalashnikov magazines, 6 empty sniperrifle magazines, 63 remote detonators and a large quantity of ammunition were found.