Arms shops business thrives in Baghdad as hunting season nears

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Arms shops business thrives in Baghdad as hunting season nears

STORY: Arms shops business thrives in Baghdad as hunting season nears DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an arms shop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYF AL-AMERI, Arms shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZUHAIR MOHAMMED, Customer 4. various of an arms shop STORYLINE: The market of arms is thriving in Baghdad, especially as the hunting season is just around the corner. The Iraqi Interior Ministry authorized the sale and purchase of arms in shops in separate areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYF AL-AMERI, Arms shop owner "In this shop (named) Desert Eagle, we sell hunting rifles and firearms. For the sale of firearms, there must be a license from the Interior Ministry, but hunting arms do not need licenses. And we are approaching the hunting season, which starts from the end of August to December." The prices of hunting weapons range between 100 and 2,500 U.S. dollars depending on the type of the weapon and its specifica

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