The staggering number of AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles being imported into Britain has been revealed for the first time.
Details of import licences granted by the Department of Trade and Industry between March and June 2005 reveal that arms firms were given approval to import 250,000 automatic weapons, including at least 100,000 AK-47s.
Many are believed to have come from the Balkans. AK-47s are not used by the British army and it is feared the guns could be exported to war zones or end up in the hands of criminals.
A spokesman for the DTI said: 'Before any import licence for such weapons is granted all the necessary checks are made.'
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