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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hindu leader killed by "sophisticated" AK-47.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:28:24 AM EDT

Hindu Religious Leader, Seven of His Followers Shot and Killed in Northern India
02-11-2006 12:27 AM

LUCKNOW, India -- A Hindu religious leader and seven of his followers were shot and killed in northern India late Friday.

Five others were wounded in the attack on Swami Sadanand Sant Gyaneshwar late Friday near the city of Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, said Surendra Srivastava, a police spokesman in Lucknow, the state capital.

"The killers used sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47, in the operation," Srivastava said.

Gyaneshwar was returning to his ashram near the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, 185 miles southeast of Lucknow, when he and his followers were attacked.

Police were questioning residents in the area.

Gyaneshwar was a popular religious leader with several religious retreats across Uttar Pradesh.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:34:50 AM EDT

[#1]

AK47............sophisticated?????????

Part of the design was to be anything but sophisticated.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:37:15 AM EDT

[#2]

Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:39:20 AM EDT

[#3]

There are sophisticated AK's out there

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:40:40 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:41:05 AM EDT

[#5]

Probably a lot of those british .303's around for the average country folks there. AK's are something that are only available thru the government. Hence, beyond the reach of you're average local folk.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:41:21 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

+1

Probably true

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:42:34 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

+1

Probably true

They had to start using the "sophisticated" AK-47 after their government banned
all of the tactical pointy sticks.

Posted: 2/11/2006 5:48:16 AM EDT

[#8]

if you whole life was all about cattle and digging in the dirt with pionty sticks I think you would think a washing maching was from outer space as well....

bush knew!

Posted: 2/11/2006 6:21:20 AM EDT

[#9]

Sophisiticated AK-47? Must've been Tapco'ized with an AR stock and some rails.

Posted: 2/11/2006 7:59:56 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

Exactly what i was thinking.

Posted: 2/11/2006 8:10:45 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Sophisticated as opposed to a rock or a stick I guess.

Beat me to it.

Posted: 2/11/2006 8:14:52 AM EDT

[#12]

It is sophisticated as compared to what is called a "country gun" in India. These are guns made by blacksmiths that will fire a single round, typically a .410 shotgun shell. Civilians there will never have access to an AK-47, even the cops don't have them. Given the brand of English they speak there, I'd say the police statement was pretty accurate.

By the way, I'd bet big $$$ he was shot by Muslim terrorists.

GunLvr

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:00:44 AM EDT

[#13]

They MUST be sophisticated; Senator Feinstein said that they were designed to be fired without having to aim.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:01:48 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
There are sophisticated AK's out there

world.guns.ru/assault/an94-1.jpg

Yeah. They go through finishing school and travel with the Jet Set.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:04:37 AM EDT

[#15]

After the shooting, the AK47 went out for a cup of tea at the local literary club.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:08:40 AM EDT

[#16]

They weren't meaning to say that an AK was sophisticated, but to point to some degree of "expertise" among the killers.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:12:06 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
They weren't meaning to say that an AK was sophisticated, but to point to some degree of "expertise" among the killers.

Oh ok, i get it now, thank's!

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:13:10 AM EDT

[#18]

Sophisticated AK's require the tactical raised pinky finger firing stance.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:15:08 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
They weren't meaning to say that an AK was sophisticated, but to point to some degree of "expertise" among the killers.

No they weren't. Sophisticated was clearly used as an adjective to describe weapons that included an AK-47. "The killers used sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47, in the operation," Srivastava said.

To make your case, it would have read "The sophisticated killers used weapons, including an AK-47, in the operation".

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:16:35 AM EDT

[#20]

snopes

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:27:48 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
AK47............sophisticated?????????

Part of the design was to be anything but sophisticated.

HA HA HA , yeah , I guess compared to glass bottles and rocks.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:31:05 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
There are sophisticated AK's out there

world.guns.ru/assault/an94-1.jpg

That isn't an AK.
It is an AN94.

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