Sunday, 13 June 2010 06:31 'The ShotSpotter, which uses audio sensors to pinpoint a gunman's location to within ten metres, can "hear" shots from two miles away. It is used by the military to find snipers in Afghanistan and Iraq and is now going to be deployed in Birmingham, The Times has reported. Sensors, which recognise sound waves, will be placed around the north-west of the city where gun crime is at its most prevalent. Once a shot has been fired, the sensors will send an instant message to armed officers who can be on the scene within minutes.' Read more: Sniper Sensors to Detect Gun Crime Sunday, 13 June 2010 06:10 'Kyrgyzstan's interim government has given police and military forces shoot-to-kill orders in an extreme measure taken to halt the ethnic unrest in the south of the country. A government decree on Saturday authorized lethal force to repel attacks against the authorities, stop the destruction of government and private property, and protect civilians, AFP reported. The Kyrgyz government also partially mobilized the country's military forces as the ethnically divided former Soviet republic is faced with mounting violence between Uzbek and Kyrgyz groups.' Read more: Kyrgyz Riot Police Authorized to Kill
Sunday 13 June 2010
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