The front row of soldiers were mown down by machinegun fire.
In Delhi and Mumbai a machinegun racket of firecrackers and joyful whooping will enliven the night, and Mr Obama should make the most of it.
A Russian heavy machinegun 'Maxim' looks not that impressive but has a bigger range and rate of fire.
Sandbagged machinegun nests protect peacekeepers from the African Union (AU).
Gangs of soldiers have roamed Tripoli, the capital, in open-backed trucks searching for people to machinegun.
In September a man was sprayed with machinegun fire.
