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Oman Al Yahyai

UK ninja sword ban begins as 1,000 bladed weapons surrendered in national amnesty

More than 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a UK government amnesty aimed at tackling the country's worsening knife crime crisis as a ban on ninja swords comes into force, the Home Office said on Friday.

The month-long campaign, which ran throughout July, encouraged individuals, particularly young people, to hand in weapons anonymously at designated amnesty bins and mobile collection vans. 

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