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He had advanced on officers with what police described as a kukri, a type of sword, and a less-than-lethal “sponge round” had failed to stop him, police said.

A kukri is a short sword with an angled blade that originated in South Asia.

Sayed Faisal, 20, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was shot Jan. 4 while advancing on officers with what police described as a kukri and after a less-than-lethal “sponge round” failed to stop him, authorities have said.

According to the detective, Bickford said he waited until he saw an officer alone, said “Allahu Akbar,” walked up to him and hit him over the head with the machete, which he said was a kukri — a machete-like blade with South Asian origins.

When they took a closer look, they found that though the Insta-snakes looked a lot like the common Kukri, they had different scale structures and broader bands.