US EditionAlmost 20,000 rounds of German military ammunition stolen from truck: Report
About 20,000 rounds including 10,000 live pistol and 9,900 training rifle rounds were stolen after the driver left the truck unattended during an unplanned stop, the Defence Ministry said.
- A shipment of close to 20,000 rounds of German military ammunition was stolen from a delivery truck in Burg, Germany.
- The ammunition included 10,000 rounds for pistols, 9,900 blank bullets for assault rifles, and smoke grenades.
- The driver left the truck unattended overnight in an unguarded parking lot, prompting security concerns over who may acquire the lost ammunition.
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An assigned freighter made an unscheduled stop to rest in a nearby hotel when the ammunition and grenades were stolen.
German military says thousands of rounds of ammunition were stolen from parked vehicle last week
The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week.
A civilian deliverer in charge of a shipment of ammunition had left the load in a parking lot during the night while he was sleeping. Thousands of cartridges were stolen while the place was not under surveillance.
Nearly 20,000 rounds of ammunition for pistols and assault rifles disappeared from a truck during a stop along the way.
The trailer was parked overnight, but the location was not considered safe.
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