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2013-01-16 Africa North

France deploys armoured vehicles towards northern Mali

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Posted by Fred 2013-01-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 Looks like a 4 Wheeled truvk to me.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-01-16 06:18|| 2013-01-16 06:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd have called it an armored car, but what do I know?

Posted by Fred 2013-01-16 10:10|| 2013-01-16 10:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The locals look friendly.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-01-16 11:27|| 2013-01-16 11:27|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a VAB - Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde (armoured vanguard vehicle). It's an armored personnel carrier with protection typically up to 12.7mm rounds.

Posted by Elmealet Thitch3273 2013-01-16 12:43|| 2013-01-16 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 We are all now Frenchmen! Let us celebrate.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-16 13:08|| 2013-01-16 13:08|| Front Page Top

#6 To a journalist, everything is a 'tank', like every weapon is a 'machine gun'.

Posted by Pappy 2013-01-16 15:53|| 2013-01-16 15:53|| Front Page Top

#7 And every dog is a pitbull.

Posted by Dopey Sinatra9196 2013-01-16 16:40|| 2013-01-16 16:40|| Front Page Top

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