“Armed with heavy weapons.”
To me that means that I carry the gun,someone carries the tripod,and two other guys bring the ammo.
Drama queen reporters at work again.
I don't know. Was it reported anywhere what they were carrying?
In my book, if I see a bunch of muzzies running around in the woods with guns and screaming "allu ackbar' the old axiom of "shoot first and ask questions later" is in effect.