Taiwan's Marine Corps reports two T91 assault rifle actions missing
ROC Central News Agency
03/08/2023 11:01 PM
Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Two T91 assault rifle actions were found to be missing during a weapons inventory conducted by the 99th Marine Brigade in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's Marine Corps Command said Wednesday evening, the second instance of a military unit reporting missing weapons or weapon parts in one day.
The command said it has established a task force to look into the incident and has referred the case to the judiciary system for an investigation.
All the command's units have been ordered to conduct a comprehensive inventory of firearms and munitions and step up internal management to prevent any reoccurrence, it added.
Earlier Wednesday, the Navy's Training and Doctrine Development Command said that a hand gun was found to be missing at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Center in Pingtung's Longquan area. The case is under investigation by prosecutors.
(By Matt Yu and Shih Hsiu-chuan)
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