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The men began to check their weapons and body armour.

If you're already wearing body armour, the same kind of bullet striking the person next to you (who isn't) will have far greater impact.

Only a few had anything like a shield and none wore body armour.

It it's where you don't have to wear body armour.

Why did he rather walk entirely unprotected, apart from the body armour.

When the war began the following year, there was not enough body armour for servicemen to have one set each.

Finally in summer 2012 surfaced few pictures with special forces showing body armour during training.

They also have body armour in the form of hard plates and spines.

There is also access to overt body armour in every vehicle as required.

His successors now carry body armour in their patrol cars.