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新州部分警察配备军用步枪 可能被部署至抗议活动现场Some NSW police are now armed with military-style rifles. And they could be deployed to protests

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新南威尔士州警方在恐怖袭击发生一周后,安排狙击手在邦迪海滩警戒。警方现已组建一支配备军用步枪的常驻部队。摄影:安德鲁·奎尔蒂/《卫报》NSW police snipers watch over Bondi beach a week after the terror attack. Police now have a permanent unit armed with military rifles. Photograph: Andrew Quilty/The Guardian

犹太团体欢迎在邦迪恐袭事件后成立的新巡逻单位。但专家表示,警察使用长枪必须受到严格管控。

Jewish groups welcome the new patrol unit in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. But experts say police use of long-arm firearms must be strictly controlled Police officers armed with military rifles are a familiar sight in some major global tourist destinations.

“没有澳大利亚人愿意看到军警携带军用武器出现在我们的街道上,但看到尸袋的景象远比这更糟糕,”亚历克斯·里夫钦说。摄影:弗拉维奥·布兰卡莱奥内/路透社‘No Australian wants to see officers with military weapons on our streets, but the sight of body bags is far worse,’ says Alex Ryvchin. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/Reuters

在一些主要全球旅游目的地,配备军用步枪的警察是常见景象。现在,澳大利亚首次将在悉尼看到这一幕。

Now, in an Australian first, they will be visible in Sydney too.

周日,新南威尔士州警方启动了一个永久性特别单位,负责巡逻旅游区、拥挤公共场所、大型活动、体育比赛和宗教场所——并配备军用步枪。

On Sunday, the New South Wales police launched a permanent special unit to patrol tourist areas, crowded public spaces, major events, sporting matches and places of worship – armed with military rifles.

新南威尔士州警务处长马尔·兰扬10月与州长克里斯·明斯和警务厅长亚斯明·卡特利一起出席新闻发布会。摄影:萨拉·威尔逊/澳联社NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon at a press conference with premier Chris Minns and police minister Yasmin Catley in October. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP
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