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A similar model of machinegun has been seen many times in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/lights-out-locals-north-korea-new-resort-blazes-bright\/\">images<\/a> released by the North Korean authorities. <\/p>\n<p>[imText2]<br \/>\n[imText3]<br \/>\n[imText4]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[imText1]Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi has been using weapons purchased from North Korea in his faltering attempt to suppress anti-government protests. 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