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What does 'live fire' mean?
I am reading the Economist, and I am not sure about the meaning of 'live fire' in this sentence: "Security forces responded with live fire; at least 18 people were killed and hundreds wounded". Is it equivalent to "alarm fire"?
21 ott 2019 14:01
Risposte · 3
Live fire means use of deadly weapons: guns, bombs etc.
21 ottobre 2019
It means they fired "real bullets" as opposed to "tear gas" or some other form of "non-lethal" round. Firing live rounds into a crowd is normally a last resort.
21 ottobre 2019
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Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (cantonese), Cinese (hakka), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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