Columbia weapons maker sees growth on potential US contract
FN Manufacturing of Columbia plans to expand if it wins a bid to build the Army M4 carbine. The company, a subsidiary of EN Herstal, has about 750 workers and has produced M16 rifles since 1991. It recently landed a $16 million Army contract for M240 machine guns and is developing a Special Operations rifle with some parts made in Columbia.
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High speed crash in Raleigh kills two drivers
Raleigh police say a car traveling at least 105 mph on a city road split in a tree impact and flung driver Alton Lee Brothers and passenger Jamie Shepherd into a construction pond. Both died after hospital transport. neither wore seat belts. A third occupant, Shebreeka Matthews, wore a seat belt and sustained minor injuries.
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