They have ones that look like an AR. The AR is a popular platform that has been copied a bunch.
Akdal MKA 1919 semi-auto shotgun. No T-shaped charging handle. Side mounted charger. Can’t tell the difference because the mags are the same dimensions as a regular 5.56.
Sure, but my point is, in the video of them recovering the weapon from the trunk, they are ejecting rounds, and what pops out is clearly a shotgun shell. So, the weapon must be a shotgun, and not any type of rifle.
I think it’s a tactical-style shotgun that could look superficially similar to an assault rifle to an untrained observer, so that may be where the confusion arose on the part of the media.