Malawi police destroy more than 1,000 illegal firearms to boost safety

STORY: Malawi police destroy more than 1,000 illegal firearms to boost safety DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of officers piling the arms 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAPPY MKANDAWIRE, Deputy inspector general of Malawi police service 3. various of the deputy inspector general lighting torch to start the flame 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TAK MASHIKO, United Nations Programs Officer for the Conventional Arms Branch 5. various of officials at the burning of the guns 6. various of the firearms burning 7. various of police officers 8. various of burning firearms STORYLINE: Malawi Police Service, in collaboration with its partners, has destroyed a total of 1,073 firearms and muzzleloaders that were illegally owned and confiscated in the process of law enforcement. The destruction of the firearms took place in public Friday last week at the Malawi Police Service's headquarters in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAPPY MKANDAWI