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BAGHDAD, April 6 (KUNA) -- Commander of the law indisposition operations in
Baghdad General Abboud Kumber on Sunday said that gunmen either have to hand
over their weapons of various kinds volantarily or be prosecuted.
Kumber urged militants in a press conference held here to turn in all their
light, medium and heavy weapons in order to avoid legal consequences,
revealing that those who surrender their weapons would be granted a financial
reward.
He added that those who violate this order would be prosecuted and their
weapons would be onfiscated.
He called on gunmen to take advantage of the grace period given by Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the militants to hand over their arms, warning at
the same time that the Iraqi forces would be determined to disarm the
militants by force. (end)
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