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original German
Google Translation
Basic gist; NO AUSTRIAN WEAPONS FOUND IN IRAQ.
These so-called HS50s were (as has been surmised by Steyr themselves) COPIES.
Here's the Google translated German (kinda pigeon looking, but you get the idea)
Not going to hold my breath waitning for the British "journalists" at the Telegraph to print a retraction.
Google Translation
Basic gist; NO AUSTRIAN WEAPONS FOUND IN IRAQ.
These so-called HS50s were (as has been surmised by Steyr themselves) COPIES.
Here's the Google translated German (kinda pigeon looking, but you get the idea)
But no Austro weapons in the Iraq
US armed forces contradict newspaper report: “No Austrian weapons with terrorists found”
Of Alexander And Mathé
Enumerating “Rumors were not confirmed.”
Enumerating Easement with Steyr Mannlicher.
Vienna. Which began as Steyrgate, ends now as Seifenblase. An English daily paper had reported in February that armor-piercing sniper rifles of the Austrian company Steyr Mannlicher in hands of Iraqi terrorists had been found. But now for the armed forces at the gulf the responsible person U.S. cent ral COMMAND contradicts this article. “In the Iraq no Austrian weapons were found”, explained lieutenant Commander Scott Miller on Thursday in the discussion with the “Viennese newspaper”. “It gave appropriate rumors, was however not confirmed these rumors.” Closer details became however for the time being do not admit.
Also Austria taken by the pillory
Steyr owner Franz Holzschuh was to have been high-pleased, now officially by the “pillory” have been taken, wants the affair however any longer to further pursue. “One is not to wake sleeping dogs. I am glad that grass grew Holzschuh over the thing”, said. It reacted to Steyr Mannlicher and the Austrian government nevertheless to the clearing-up of the affair obviously relieved, was thereby nevertheless both in disrepute guessed/advised.
The “DAILY telegraph” had reported in February that more than 100 sniper rifles of the type HS50 had been found with raids of the US troops in Bagdad. The weapons originated allegedly from a supply, which had gone to 2005 with permission of the Austrian government at security forceses Iran. The editor of the article was not unfortunately attainable for a statement.
The case had become politically particularly explosive by the fact that England and the USA had violently criticized the business with Iran. Both were the opinion, the weapons could into the hands of terrorists in the Iraq turn out.
The press report seemed to confirm this fear and to set the embargo imposed by the USA against Steyr Mannlicher to a strong basis. This embargo is to by the way run out end of this yearly.
Thursday, 29. March 2007
Not going to hold my breath waitning for the British "journalists" at the Telegraph to print a retraction.