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| India-Bhutan border sealed following bomb blast |
| 2006-12-02 |
| Guwahati, Dec 02: The Indo-Bhutan border in the Assam sector has been sealed following an incident of bomb blast in neighbouring Bhutan. "The Indo-Bhutan border has been sealed and there is additional deployment of the para military force, Shastra Seema Bal (SSB), following the incident of blast", police additional DGP of Assam B P Rao told media persons here. He said that security has been tightened along the Indo-Bhutan border, including at Samdrup Jhongkar in Nalbari district, which is the entry point to the Himalayan kingdom. When asked about any insurgent outfit behind the blast, Rao said preliminary reports point out the involvement of ULFA. "But involvement of other outfits other than ULFA cannot be ruled out at this moment", he said. The Assam police, he said, have taken all precautionary measures and are in touch with the BSF and SSB in this regard, Rao said. |
| Posted by:john |
| #3 That doesn't stop China from coveting Bhutan. Only its status as a virtual Indian protectorate keeps the PLA out. |
| Posted by: john 2006-12-02 19:19 |
| #2 Bhutan doesn't have a military, but it does have a well-trained police force. There aren't very many of them, but they're all fiercely loyal to the Prince. We won't hear anything more about this if they catch the culprits. Bhutan is one nation that doesn't really worry about China. The easiest pass to cross from China to Bhutan is at 16,800 feet above sea level. The pass into India is only about 4500 feet. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-02 16:40 |
| #1 SSB - Special Security Bureau - has both intelligence gathering and commando (behind enemy line) functions - raised after the 1962 Indo-China war. SSB reportedly infiltrate into Tibet and China proper to gather intelligence. |
| Posted by: john 2006-12-02 10:23 |