The Chinese company behind a “laser AK-47” has released footage of the portable weapon being tested after media reports cast doubt on the claim that it can set fire to targets several hundred metres away.
On Sunday, the South China Morning Post reported that researchers involved in the project claimed that the ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle produced an energy beam that could not be seen by the naked eye but could pass through windows and cause “instant carbonisation” of human skin and tissue.
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