Assault rifles among weapons stolen from Worcester armory

[SecularMotion]

WORCESTER— The Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the break in at the Worcester Army Reserve Armory on Lake Avenue in which an FBI spokesman admitted weapons had been stolen, but refused to identify the number and types of weapon.

The Daily Beast, an on-line news site is now reporting that at least half a dozen fully automatic M4 assault weapons were among the nearly 20 firearms taken in the break. According to the Daily Beast report, the thieves were able to take away the six M4s along with 10 handguns and several other weapons listed only as "long guns."

Authorities are not sure when the thefts occurred. The break in was reported to the FBI and announced publicly Sunday

Gov. Charlie Baker, in announcing the break in, said all Massachusetts citizens should be vigilant in the wake of the Paris attack over the weekend

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