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| Army to leave Gujarat and return to border |
| 2002-05-21 |
| The Army is being moved out of riot-affected cities in Gujarat and back to the western state's border with Pakistan, a defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. "It (the move) has no link with the present situation," said PK Bandopadhya, referring to rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Uh huh. Of course not... "They are going back to the operational areas because they are no longer required for deployment in the cities." The Army had been called in to stem rioting in Ahmedabad, the commercial hub of Gujarat, and other major cities of the state where nearly 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, have died in communal violence since February. Either Gill works very fast, or they're |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |