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"The enemy blew up bridges with rockets at night and launched an attack with armoured groups in the morning," blogger RVvoenkor said according to Reuters news agency.

Its main military base, featuring concrete blast walls, watch and communication towers and space for armoured personnel carriers to move inside, is much more developed than the smaller outposts around Sergele.

But the BBC compared his body armour, riot shield and headgear with that of every police officer at the scene.

But if you looked more closely, there were chinks in the armour.

Mahmood has previously ordered a "snap review" into the use of protective body armour for prison staff.