ENTER THE DRAGON
Paramilitary policemen take part in an anti-terrorism drill showcasing the Kalashnikov rifle at a military base in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on April 16, 2009.
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SECURITY TIGHTENED
A policeman injured in a clash with Gurdwara workers holds his rifle in Chandigarh on January 30, 2009. The clash occurred when police and the local administration attempted to demolish what they said was an illegal construction on the temple grounds. The picture shows a police personnel holding a Kalashnikov rifle.
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WE CAN, WE WILL
Iraqi soldiers chant slogans, brandishing their Kalashnikovs, after a military drill conducted by US forces in Latifiya, about 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad on April 6, 2009.
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KEEPING A VIGIL
A member of the Palestinian Security Forces stands guard outside the Fatah conference in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on August 4, 2009. A Kalashnikov rifle is his weapon of choice.
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WOMAN POWER
Members of the Basij Militia's Alzahra Battalion stand in attention during a military parade to mark Basij week at a revolutionary guard's military base in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008. Their Kalashnikovs can be seen in this picture.
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EYES WIDE OPEN
A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) holds his Kalashnikov at a checkpoint north of Kibati village on November 8, 2008.
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BIG SALUTE
A Kalashnikov rifle belonging to the Afghan National Army is placed on the ground by a soldier during a graduation ceremony in Kabul on October 18, 2008.
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HISTORY SAYS IT ALL
A soldier taking cover with his Kalashnikov rifle during a battle between the army backed up by armed civilians and pro-Ceausescu supporters around the government headquarters downtown Bucharest on December 24, 1989. More than 1,000 Romanians were killed across Romania during clashes between demonstrators and Ceausescu's security forces, in what amounted to eastern Europe's most violent anti-communist revolution. The country's communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was toppled and shot on Christmas Day, 1989.
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